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Number of pre-diabetes sufferers triples in England

More than one in three adults in England are on the cusp of developing type-2 diabetes, and if nothing is done to stop the trend, there will be a steep surge in this form of diabetes within the next few years, the authors of a report published in the [s]British Medical Journal Open[/s] said. [s]The Independent[/s] writes that the classification of borderline diabetes, or pre-diabetes, occurs when people have blood glucose levels at the very high end of the ‘normal’ range. Those are at high risk of developing diabetes and its associated complications.

[link url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/one-in-three-on-cusp-of-diabetes-9518135.html]Full report in The Independent[/link]
[link url=http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/6/e005002.abstract?sid=593031f3-0afd-40a7-a14a-7ab522f7999e]British Medical Journal Open abstract[/link]

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