Diabetes
Diabetes is currently the 5th most common cause of death in the world.
5% of people (1 in 20) in the UK have diabetes.
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US.
Around 1 in 8 people between 20 and 79 years old have their death attributed to diabetes.
The average life expectancy is reduced by:
More than 20 years (Type 1)
Up to 10 years (Type 2)
Recent News
Google's Verily AI spots diabetes damage in eyes
Guardian - 08-Feb-2019Another great example of machine learning saving time and lives
Read more...Simple operation could end daily insulin injections
Guardian - 24-Oct-2018Destruction of small intestine's mucous membrane improves blood sugar levels
Read more...Type-2 diabetes detectable years before diagnosis
BBC - 05-Oct-2018Insulin resistance and high levels of blood sugar are early signs for type-2 Diabetes that appear decades before the disease
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