Diabetes is a chronic disease associated with high blood glucose levels due to an inability to secrete insulin and/or an insensitivity to it.
There are two types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2.
Type 1 usually has an onset in children or younger people and Type 2 usually affects adults and older people. Obesity and increasing age are associated with the onset of Type 2 diabetes.
Tower Hamlets residents are almost 15% more likely to be diabetic than the rest of the nation. The overall prevalence across the borough is 4.4%
Five Years On: Delivering the Diabetes National Service Framework
20/05/2009
Diabetes Heart Ache: Information on diabetes and heart realted problems.
19/05/2009
Statistics on Diabetes
01/01/2009
Tower Hamlets PCT Diabetes Strategy
01/01/2009
Diabetes in Tower Hamlets
Information on diabetes in Tower Hamlets.
Diabetes UK
Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.
Diabetes UK is the largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.
Diabetes and Eye Related Problems
This website informs of the importance of having regular eye check ups and the risk factors of diabetes and eye related problems.
This website informs of the importance of having regular eye check ups and the risk factors of diabetes and eye related problems.
NHS Home Test for Type 2 Diabetes
Self test yourself for type 2 diabetes.
Self test yourself for type 2 diabetes.