We know that the registrations are probably an underestimate. The next best thing is to run surveys calling people up and asking them if they have diabetes These surveys put the rate of diabetes at closer to 10%pic.twitter.com/cjXMO2Ui4T
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What does this all mean? Well, firstly, there are probably a lot more people with diabetes than we thought
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The exact figure is hard to know, but we estimate it to be between 11-13%
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The rate of diabetes also seems to be growing at quite a scary rate Regardless of whether this is due to improved testing or a true increase in the number of people who have the disease, it means we are going to see more diabetes in hospital and primary care
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Last but not least, it shows that targeted testing for diabetes can be a good way to improve detection
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