Diabetes Key Facts

The aim of this document is to summarise the key facts concerning Diabetes in England.

It is written for general public use and is not intended as a systematic review of the evidence base on diabetes.

It is intended that this on-line resource will be updated on a regular basis and be used to raise the profile of diabetes, its impact and costs, as well as highlighting some of the cost-effective things that can be done to help prevent occurrence and reduce its impact.

The overall objective is to provide a simple, up-to-date, accessible tool/document to help the general public and practitioners alike understand the impact of diabetes in England today.

The document attempts to answer the following questions:

• How common is diabetes in England?
• What is the health burden of diabetes?
• What is the cost of diabetes?
• What makes people at risk of developing diabetes?
• What are the increased risks of complications in persons with diabetes?
• What can be done?
• What is cost-effective?
• What is being done?

The document provides on-line links to a range of articles and databases concerned with diabetes, and a separate glossary is also available.

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• Diabetes Key Facts Collection

last updated : 11/12/07