Kathryn Kirchner
Clinical Advisor, Diabetes UK
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Making patients aware that healthy eating can prevent diabetesSubscription
A survey Diabetes UK has just conducted shows that most of us (59%) now know someone with type 2 diabetes. Yet most people would ignore four out of six symptoms of diabetes (thrush, fatigue, increased urination and extreme thirst). Diabetes is the fastest growing health threat. There are 3.6 million people in the UK who have been diagnosed with the condition. Around 11.9 million adults are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes but do not even know it. Its impact and complicat