'Life-saving' course on managing diabetes benefiting few patients Diabetes UK report finds a mere 8,274 of the 144,352 newly diagnosed patients attended course, leaving many at risk of blindness and even death.
Many patients with diabetes are at risk of blindness, amputation and even death because so few of them attend courses about how to manage their condition, a leading charity has warned.
Diabetes UK said a mere 8,274 of the 144,352 people newly diagnosed with the disease in England and Wales in 2014-15 went to a diabetes education course, which advises patients on how to stay as healthy as possible. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Many patients with diabetes are at risk of blindness, amputation and even death because so few of them attend courses about how to manage their condition, a leading charity has warned.
Diabetes UK said a mere 8,274 of the 144,352 people newly diagnosed with the disease in England and Wales in 2014-15 went to a diabetes education course, which advises patients on how to stay as healthy as possible. Continue reading... The Guardian
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- Up to 24,000 diabetics dying each year because of lack of education The Daily Telegraph
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