Diabetes Type 2 prevalence - Data References

[Tinywren]

Hi,
I was recently tested for diabetes, fortunately the results were negative. So I'm researching data on the rise in diabetes type 2 and was astounded to find such high figures on the prevalence page (http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-prevalence.html).
There was a significant amount of data on this page and I wondered if someone was able to reference this data?
Thanks

 

[Alison Campbell]

Hi @Tinywren

Yes the rise in type 2 in the last 20 years is really quite surprising. Also looking at prediabetes and people at risk of type 2 in the UK was a real shock

I found this report more helpfully referenced

https://diabetes-resources-producti...igration/pdf/DiabetesUK_Facts_Stats_Oct16.pdf

Found here at https://www.diabetes.org.uk/professionals/position-statements-reports/statistics


Updated 2017 reports should be available soon

Prediabetes and people edging towards type 2 in the UK http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/6/e005002#block-system-main

 

[Resurgam]

I am fairly certain that if I had been tested I would have shown up as diabetic years ago - but I never was given a blood test for glucose levels.
I have been told that I have had annual health checks - but all I ever got was a blood test for the Thyroxine supplement being adequate, nothing else, and then no follow up as it was fine. I suspect that to some extent there are more diabetics being diagnosed because more people are being tested, not entirely down to more people developing the problem