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Without careful, continued management of the condition, a person with diabetes faces a reduced life expectancy of between 6 to 20 years15. Each year, the condition is associated with 75,000 deaths; this is 24,000 more deaths than would be expected in this group16. People with diabetes also run a greater risk of developing one or more severe health complications, which can greatly impact on their independence, quality of life and economic contribution.
In the UK diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working age people17,18, and a main contributor to kidney failure, amputations and cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke19. One in five children who have Type 1 diabetes will be at increased risk of developing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)20, a critical, life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention.
Many of these complications are avoidable with good risk assessment and early diagnosis, patient education, support and good ongoing services. Estimates show that of more than 100 amputations carried out each week from diabetes complications21, up to 80 per cent are preventable22.
Cancer, stroke and heart disease have been targeted by national programmes to raise awareness and drive improvement. Diabetes has not.
Between 2006 and 2010, there has been an increase in unnecessary complications23.
Retinopathy increased by 118 per cent
Stroke increased by 87 per cent
Kidney failure increased by 56 per cent
Cardiac failure increased by 43 per cent
Angina increased by 33 per cent
Amputations increased by 26 per cent
If NDA figures are reflected across the country among people with diabetes, then the number of people with these complications has increased at the above rates. Many of these complications need not happen.
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Re ... n-2012.pdf
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In the UK diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working age people17,18, and a main contributor to kidney failure, amputations and cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke19. One in five children who have Type 1 diabetes will be at increased risk of developing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)20, a critical, life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention.
Many of these complications are avoidable with good risk assessment and early diagnosis, patient education, support and good ongoing services. Estimates show that of more than 100 amputations carried out each week from diabetes complications21, up to 80 per cent are preventable22.
Cancer, stroke and heart disease have been targeted by national programmes to raise awareness and drive improvement. Diabetes has not.
Between 2006 and 2010, there has been an increase in unnecessary complications23.
Retinopathy increased by 118 per cent
Stroke increased by 87 per cent
Kidney failure increased by 56 per cent
Cardiac failure increased by 43 per cent
Angina increased by 33 per cent
Amputations increased by 26 per cent
If NDA figures are reflected across the country among people with diabetes, then the number of people with these complications has increased at the above rates. Many of these complications need not happen.
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Re ... n-2012.pdf
FB
