CASES of diabetes in Dorset have soared, figures show - with obesity being the greatest risk of people developing the condition. Statistics from charity New Diabetes UK show diagnoses of the metabolic disease, a serious condition where blood glucose levels are too high, has increased in Dorset by nearly 2,000 - from 44,177 to 45,992 since last year. The charity’s figures show that over 4.9 million people are currently living with diabetes in the UK, with 90 per cent of those with type 2. However, research has shown that for some people, combined lifestyle interventions - including diet, physical activity and sustained weight loss - can be effective in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 50 per cent.
CASES of diabetes in Dorset have soared, figures show - with obesity being the greatest risk of people developing the condition. Statistics from charity New Diabetes UK show diagnoses of the metabolic disease, a serious condition where blood glucose levels are too high, has increased in Dorset by nearly 2,000 - from 44,177 to 45,992 since last year. The charity’s figures show that over 4.9 million people are currently living with diabetes in the UK, with 90 per cent of those with type 2. However, research has shown that for some people, combined lifestyle interventions - including diet, physical activity and sustained weight loss - can be effective in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 50 per cent.
The number of people with diabetes has doubled in the last 15 years, with obesity fuelling the rise, a charity has warned.
Data analysed by Diabetes UK shows that in 2004/05 the number of people diagnosed with diabetes was 2.1 million, but by 2019/20 this had jumped to around 4.1 million.
A further 850,000 people are living with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, a rise of 150,000 in the last year, meaning more than 4.9 million people are currently living with diabetes in the UK.
If this trend continues, there will be 5.5 million in the UK with diabetes by 2030, the charity said.
It warned that obesity is fuelling type 2 diabetes, accounting for 80% to 85% of someone’s chances of developing the condition, with the number of obese people rising from 6.9 million to 13 million over the last 20 years.
Diabetes cases double in 15 years with obesity blamed for increase
Factors such as age, family history and ethnicity can increase a person’s likelihood of suffering from the condition
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The number diabetes cases has doubled in the last 15 years, with obesity fuelling the rise, a charity has warned.