Diabetes Week has begun and as one of the world’s biggest lifestyle conditions, it's important that we look at the signs of when blood glucose level is too high.
The International Diabetes Federation claims 463 million people globally are affected by diabetes with that number on the rise to 153 million by 2045.
In Scotland over 276,000 people now have diabetes and a further 45,500 people are estimated to have Type 2 diabetes but do not know it.
According to Diabetes UK, by 2035 more than 480,000 people in Scotland will be living with diabetes. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin produced.There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2.
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