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| Diabetes rate 'doubles' - Imperial College and Harvard research suggests | Diabetes rate 'doubles' - Imperial College and Harvard research suggests |
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| The number of adults with diabetes in the world has more than doubled since 1980, a study in the Lancet says. | |
| Researchers from Imperial College London and Harvard University in the US analysed data from 2.7m people across the world, using statistical techniques to project a worldwide figure. | |
| They claim the total number of people with diabetes - which can be fatal - has risen from 153m to 347m. | They claim the total number of people with diabetes - which can be fatal - has risen from 153m to 347m. |
| The authors called for better detection and treatment to combat the rise. | The authors called for better detection and treatment to combat the rise. |
| Its authors said 70% of the rise was down to people living longer. | Its authors said 70% of the rise was down to people living longer. |
| The rise has been most pronounced in the Pacific Islands. In the Marshall Islands a third of all women have the condition. | The rise has been most pronounced in the Pacific Islands. In the Marshall Islands a third of all women have the condition. |
| Majid Ezzati, of Imperial College London, said: "Diabetes is becoming more common almost everywhere in the world. | Majid Ezzati, of Imperial College London, said: "Diabetes is becoming more common almost everywhere in the world. |
| "Unless we develop better programmes for detecting people with elevated blood sugar and helping them to control their weight, diabetes will continue to impose a major burden on health systems around the world." | |
| Diabetes leads to inadequate blood sugar control, which can damage the kidneys and cause blindness. It can also cause heart disease and strokes. | Diabetes leads to inadequate blood sugar control, which can damage the kidneys and cause blindness. It can also cause heart disease and strokes. |
| Type 2 diabetes is closely linked with obesity. | |
| Of developed nations, the US had the highest prevalence. The diabetes rate was relatively low in western Europe. | Of developed nations, the US had the highest prevalence. The diabetes rate was relatively low in western Europe. |
| Drug market booming | Drug market booming |
| The study, carried out in conjunction with the World Health Organization, found that the diabetes rate had either risen or stayed the same in virtually every country. | |
| Spending on diabetes medicines - already worth £22bn annually - could hit £30bn by 2015, according to drug research firm IMS Health. | Spending on diabetes medicines - already worth £22bn annually - could hit £30bn by 2015, according to drug research firm IMS Health. |
| Dennis Urbaniak, of pharmaceutical firm Sanofi, said: "This is a chronic, progressive condition. | Dennis Urbaniak, of pharmaceutical firm Sanofi, said: "This is a chronic, progressive condition. |
| "What we are most worried about is the number of people out there with diabetes that is not optimally controlled." | "What we are most worried about is the number of people out there with diabetes that is not optimally controlled." |