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5,000 diabetics being treated by NHS each day
New figures reveal that hospitals are being overwhelmed by 5,000 type 2 diabetics a day, as one in 10 patients are now suffering from a form of the illness.
The latest data from NHS Digital highlights how more than 1.7 million people with type 2 diabetes were admitted to hospitals last year, costing the NHS an estimated £22 million a day. The also shows that two thirds of the type 2 diabetes admissions for the under-40s last year involved female patients and there is evidence they are more susceptible to complications.
There were 4,992 admissions for women aged 20 to 29 in 2018/19, compared with 1,755 for men. Similarly, there were 16,707 admissions for women aged 30 to 39 compared with 10,207 for men. In total, women accounted for 65 per cent of the 34,601 admissions among the under-40s last year.
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