TWENTY thousands people in south Worcestershire are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens says “our bulging waistlines” mean 2 million people across England are now in danger of suffering from the disease.
NHS Digital data shows that 20,565 people registered with a GP in the NHS South Worcestershire CCG area last year had non-diabetic hyperglycaemia. Those with NDH have high blood sugar levels, and are at greater risk of Type 2 diabetes.
The figures cover those registered at a GP practice who participated in the National Diabetes Audit, which aims to improve services for the condition, between January and September last year. When the NHS first published the figures for those with NDH in 2017-18, there were 17,565 in the NHS South Worcestershire CCG area.
Across England, almost 2million people were flagged as having it last year – the highest number on record.
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