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Type 2 diabetes diagnoses increased by 30 percent in five years
Researchers at the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK have now found in an investigation that the diagnoses for type 2 diabetes in England have increased by about a third in the last five years.
There are more and more people suffering from type 2 diabetes. The researchers at the NHS in the UK found that prescriptions for type 2 diabetes have dramatically increased over the past five years. There was a one-third increase in the number of diagnoses during this period, according to a data analysis by the contracted company Exasol.
More and more people around the world seem to be suffering from type 2 diabetes. This has now been confirmed by an investigation by the NHS UK. A change of diet could help many sufferers. (Image: PhotographyByMK / fotolia.com) Fewer and fewer people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes
However, the new results also show a positive trend: fewer type 2 diabetes diseases seem to go undetected. According to the researchers, there are fewer and fewer people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Doctors are studying prescriptions for type 2 diabetes
In total, 35 million prescriptions for type 2 diabetes treatment were given in the UK last year, say the doctors. Five years ago, this value was still at 26 million recipes. These numbers were collected by the company for data analysis Exasol. The data collected included each recipe issued between August 2010 and July 2016 in England.
Type 2 diabetes increased at certain hotspots noted
There are so-called hotspots for type 2 diabetes in London and Lincolnshire. London's Newham district, for example, has a twice as high average of prescriptions compared to the national average. In Lincolnshire, two of the three areas with the highest prescription rates were found. These were East Lindsey and South Holland, explain the experts.
Prevention and sensitization lead to more diagnoses of type 2 diabetes
A positive consequence of prevention and sensitization to type 2 diabetes is that people are more likely to visit a family doctor to take a blood sample, the researchers say. The more successful the education campaigns are, the more people are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to NHS experts.
More and more patients and doctors are worrying about type 2 diabetes
It is a very positive thing that more and more people are responding to media campaigns and more and more doctors are becoming aware that they may want to do a so-called HbA1c test on their patients, the researchers report. The HbA1c value is an important parameter for diabetics.
People with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes should change their diet
Many people with so-called prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, according to the researchers could improve their health, if they would comply with a low-carb diet. In addition, this would prevent the dependence on drugs, say the experts. When people with prediabetes join a low carb program, their chances of developing type 2 diabetes are reduced. Participants in such a program achieve an average weight loss of 5 kg after six months. Concerned also decrease in hip circumference and are physically active, so the conclusion of the researchers. (As)