DIABETES TWO-YEAR DIAGNOSIS TIMEBOMB
Daily Mirror|April 27, 2021
Screening delays ‘could be deadly’
MARTIN BAGOT
DIABETES TWO-YEAR DIAGNOSIS TIMEBOMB

‘CLEAR EVIDENCE’ Dr Robertson

PEOPLE with Type 2 diabetes are going undiagnosed for more than two years before they get help, research shows.

A UK Biobank study of more than 200,000 people reveals an average wait of 2.3 years before diagnosis of the condition, that can lead to amputations and heart attacks.

There are an estimated five million Brits with diabetes, around a million of whom are thought to be undiagnosed. Nine in 10 have Type 2.

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