DIABETES ACTION PLAN 2010
Diabetes Action Plan 2010 - Scottish Government
Diabetes Action Plan 2010 - Scottish Government
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<strong>DIABETES</strong> <strong>ACTION</strong> <strong>PLAN</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
QUALITY CARE FOR <strong>DIABETES</strong> IN SCOTLAND<br />
Some of type 2 diabetes can be prevented or its onset delayed. Prevention of type 2<br />
diabetes, and the avoidance of complications in those with the condition would be<br />
extremely cost-effective, but even more importantly would contribute greatly to quality of<br />
life.<br />
The Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) epidemiology group has found that<br />
between 2001 and 2007, mortality was higher among people with diabetes than the<br />
general population by about 10% for men and about 25% for women. The excess risk of<br />
diabetes appears to have fallen in recent years and is at least partly explained by more<br />
effective treatment of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia.<br />
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