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Nov 2018
Over 500 diabetes patients dying early every week
An analysis by charity Diabetes UK has concluded that patients with Type 2 diabetes and aged between 35 and 64 are 50 per cent more likely to die prematurely as those without the condition, with many suffering from heart attacks, kidney disease and strokes, all of which can be prevented with proper treatment.
In addition, patients with Type 1 diabetes are three to four times as likely to die early as those without the condition.
The figures have been taken from the latest National Diabetes Audit, published by NHS Digital earlier this year, and were put together by comparing the expected number of deaths amongst different age groups with those amongst diabetes patients.
Chris Askew, the charity’s chief executive, said “Five hundred preventable, premature deaths each week is a harrowing statistic that highlights how serious diabetes can be.
“It’s vital that the NHS continues to fund improvements to diabetes care beyond 2019, as it has been doing through the Diabetes Transformation Fund. The importance of helping people with diabetes avoid preventable complications cannot be overstated.
“If we want to reduce the number of people with diabetes dying early and unnecessarily the investment and work started in 2017 needs to be continued.”
A spokesperson from NHS England said “These statistics are exactly why NHS England has invested £80million in the last two years to improve the treatment, care and outcomes for people with diabetes.
“As we draw up the long-term plan for the NHS, we will be building on the success of our existing work to reduce variation and ensure services are available to help prevent the complications associated with diabetes.”
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