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1. WHAT IS DIABETES?
• Diabetes is caused by lack
of insulin leading blood
sugar levels to become too
high.
• It affects nearly 3 million
people in the UK.
• PLUS there are about
850,000 people who don’t
know they have diabetes.
• Untreated diabetes can kill.
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• Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas.
• Insulin controls your blood sugar levels.
• When you eat, insulin converts the sugar in
the blood from food into energy.
• When you have diabetes, you do not have
the insulin to do this.
• This leads to the symptoms of diabetes and
can cause long-term damage if untreated.
WHAT IS INSULIN?
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3. WHAT ARETHE SYMPTOMS?
The symptoms of diabetes are:
• feeling very thirsty
• peeing a lot, especially at night
• feeling very tired.
Other symptoms include:
weight-loss, loss of muscle
bulk, itchiness around the
sexual organs, thrush,
blurred vision, cramps and
skin infections.
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4. WHAT DOES DIABETES DO?
Diabetes can:
• double the risk of heart disease or stroke
• increase the risk of kidney disease
• lead to limb amputation
• double the risk of depression
• cause erection problems
• cause problems in pregnancy
• reduce life expectancy
• increase the risk of blindness by 10-20 times.
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5. TYPES OF DIABETES
Type 1 diabetes (10% of cases)
Usually affects:
• younger people with
• thinner body shape and
• can come on suddenly.
The body’s immune system
destroys insulin-producing cells.
People with type 1 diabetes
need insulin injections for the
rest of their lives.
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6. TYPES OF DIABETES
Type 2 diabetes (90% of cases)
Usually affects:
• adults over 35 who are
• overweight and
• often develops gradually.
The body produces some but
not enough insulin. Sometimes,
symptoms can be controlled
with diet and exercise.
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7. DIABETES IS INCREASING
In the UK, the number of people
diagnosed with diabetes has
more than doubled since 1996
to around 3 million.
It is estimated that by 2025 five
million people in the UK will
have diabetes.
Men aged 35-54 are almost
twice as likely to have diabetes
as women of the same age.
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People with diabetes in MILLIONS
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8. HOWTO AVOID DIABETES
You are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes if you:
• have a family history of diabetes
• are of south-east Asian,African or African-Caribbean
descent
• are overweight
• smoke
• take little exercise
• have a poor diet
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9. WHO CAN HELP?
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• If you have any symptoms or
are concerned in anyway, see
your GP.
• Properly managed, diabetes
need not spoil your life. You can
be a Hollywood movie star or
even lift the FA Cup with
diabetes.
• Diabetes UK can provide
further information.
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