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Diabetes Statistics

Over

200 million
diabetics
Worldwide
and
counting!

You are not alone!

About 3 in every 100

people will develop
Diabetes

There are over 2 million
diagnosed
Diabetics in the UK

A further 1 million are suspected, but as yet undiagnosed

Worldwide
the figures are more
like 200 million

Diabetes affects both
sexes equally

Diabetes UK invest
over £5 million
in research every
year to help
find a cure

It is believed that
Diabetes accounts
for about 9% of
the NHS budget
(Probably over
£5 billion a year)

There are about
350,000
Insulin Dependent
Diabetics in the UK