Diabetes timebomb
Daily Mirror|October 06, 2021
Adult cases will hit 5.5m by 2030, warn scientists
MARTIN BAGOT
Diabetes timebomb

ONE in 10 adults will have diabetes within a decade, forecasts suggest.

The health timebomb is revealed in analysis predicting 5.5 million Brits will have the condition by the end of 2030.

Diagnoses of diabetes have doubled in the past 15 years to 4.1million people.

The increase is thought to be due to longer lifespans and unhealthier lifestyles.

This story is from the October 06, 2021 edition of Daily Mirror.

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