INTRODUCTION
Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body can’t use it properly. There are two main types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2.
Type 1 diabetes develops if the body cant produce insulin and usually occurs before the age of 40 it accounts for 10% of all people with diabetes.
Around 80-90% of people with diabetes have type 2 the body can still produce insulin but not enough or it does not work properly – Known as insulin resistance. It usually appears in people over the age of 40, though in south Asian and African- Caribbean people after the age of 25. However recently more children are being diagnosed some as young as 7.
There is an increased risk of developing type 2 if you are overweight and inactive, and a higher incidence in certain ethnic groups.
Have you been newly diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus and want to understand more about this disease?
THE FACTS…..
Diabetes affects 246 million people world wide and is expected to affect 380 million by 2025
There are 2.5 million people in the UK who have been diagnosed with diabetes (ref: DUK 2008)
More than 150,000 people were diagnosed in 2007 in the UK, this is equivalent to 410 people every day, 17 people every hour, or 3 people every 10 minutes.
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
Diabetes Prevalence in the UK = 3.86%
85% of people ( including children) with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. 15% have type 1
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 7-14,000
It is expected to rise by 2010 to 50,000 people
COMPLICATIONS AT DIAGNOSIS
50% of newly presenting patients with Type 2 diabetes already have one or more complications at diagnosis
Eye Problems: 21%
High Blood Pressure: 35%
Abnormal Heart Tracing: 18%
Foot Problems: 13%
Kidney Problems: 3%
Stroke: 1%
Circulation Problems: 3%
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