Title: Number of people with diabetes reaches over 4 million | Diabetes UK
Headings: Number of people with diabetes reaches over 4 million
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Number of people with diabetes reaches over 4 million
Urgent need for adequate diabetes care
"Denied both care and access to education"
"Diabetes education needs to be readily available"
"No time to waste"
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Content: Until this happens – and the National Audit Office recently criticised the often poor standard of care – large numbers of people will end up experiencing potentially preventable diabetes-related complications such as blindness, kidney failure and amputation. At the moment, more than 24,000 people a year with diabetes die before their time, which is because: Only 60 per cent of people with diabetes are getting the eight NICE recommended checks [2], which are key to identifying any problems early enough to prevent complications. Diabetes education courses are not being commissioned for people in over a third of areas in England [3]. Hospital care for people with diabetes is consistently poor and, in a significant minority of cases, is putting people’s lives at risk. This is despite clear evidence that improving care would help avoid health complications that, as well as being personally devastating, account for 80 per cent of the NHS’ £10 billion annual spend on diabetes. We are also calling for a greater focus on preventing Type 2 diabetes, which is vital in stemming the rise of Type 2 diabetes. The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme – a joint commitment from NHS England, Public Health England and Diabetes UK to deliver at scale evidence based behavioural interventions for individuals identified as being at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes – is an important first step but more needs to be done to help people lead healthy lifestyles from the beginning to the ends of their lives. "Denied both care and access to education"
Chris Askew, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, said: “ With 4 million people in the UK now living with diabetes, the need to tackle this serious health condition has never been so stark or so urgent.