Diabetes affects 2.9 million people world wide and is expected to affect 380 million by 2025. There are 2.9 million people in the UK who have been diagnosed with diabetes (ref: DUK 2012)
Diabetes Prevalence in the UK = 3.86%
92% of people (including children) with diabetes have Type 2 Diabetes.
8% of people have Type 1 Diabetes
People with Asian or African- Caribbean cultures living in this country are 4-5 times more likely to have Type 2 Diabetes than white members of the population.
It is estimated that there are up to half a million more people in the UK who have diabetes but have not yet been diagnosed.
In Leicester
The population of Leicestershire is 977,900 people
Total population with Diabetes Mellitus 43,600 people that is (4.6%)
Number of undetected people with diabetes is estimated to be between 50,000 people
50% of newly presenting patients with Type 2 diabetes already have one or more complications at diagnosis