50% unaware of having diabetes
MORE than half of people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes last year did not suspect they had the condition as they failed to identify its early symptoms, according to a report published yesterday.
Diabetes UK, which carried out the study, said late diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes left people at risk of developing the serious complications of the condition including stroke, heart disease, blindness, kidney disease and amputation.
Half of the people with the condition already showed signs of complications by the time they were diagnosed, the charity added. The majority of people were diagnosed with the condition "by accident" while undergoing routine medical tests.
Diabetes UK estimates up to 500,000 people in the UK have diabetes but are not aware of it.
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