The diabetes epidemic has no overnight solution

Dai Williams, the national director of Diabetes UK Cymru, has explained why addressing the diabetes epidemic is more important than ever. The call was made at the Cross-Party Group on Diabetes at the National Assembly.
Diabetes in Wales, and indeed throughout the British isles, now affects a huge and growing number of people. Most of us know someone that is living with either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes . In Wales, diabetes affects one in 20 people. Over 146,000 people in Wales have diabetes, with a further 50,000 people so far undiagnosed.
The cross-party group also address pre-diabetes, which occurs when people have elevated blood sugar levels but are not yet type 2 diabetic . Pre-diabetes affects 351,000 people in Wales, leading to a 15 times greater likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes . The need to address the diabetes epidemic is apparent, but there is no overnight solution.