It affects around 344,000 people in the UK. Type 2 diabetes on the other hand is far more common, accounting for more than 90 per cent of the 4.4million adults with diabetes. It occurs when the ...

The lifelong condition causes a person's blood sugar to get too high, and contributes to 660 heart attacks and 930 strokes ...

The global study found that the number of individuals with diabetes has risen to approximately 828 million people and this is ...

Diabetes patients who were screened for eye complications last year and selected to be referred to a specialist were found to ...

Dr Miriam Stoppard on the news that a white blood cell, involved in battling infections, could cause type 1 diabetes, but ...

Diabetes affects about one in 11 adults worldwide and increases the risk ... which affects around 10% of people with the condition in the UK. It errantly attacks the body's insulin factories ...

Older adults were more likely to have type 2 diabetes ... 2 diabetes is spotted as early as possible. Nikki Joule, from Diabetes UK, said: "Type 2 diabetes is a life-changing condition that ...

The prevalence of diabetes increases with age, driven in part by an absolute increase in incidence among adults aged 65 years and older. Individuals with diabetes are at higher risk for ...

More than 60% of adults in the UK are overweight or obese according to the latest data. Diet is a key factor in staying healthy and minimising your risk of Type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease ...

Later this month, the NHS will start contacting adults and children who could ... at-risk children Nearly 300,000 people in the UK have type 1 diabetes, including about 29,000 children.