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Type 2 diabetes

NHS ‘soup and shake’ diet promises ‘life-changing’ benefits for people with type-2 diabetes

The 800-calorie-a-day diet could be offered to thousands more people after it put the disease in remission for a third of participants

Over half a million people at risk of type-2 diabetes

New data found an 18% increase in cases of non-diabetic hyperglycaemia or pre-diabetes in 2023 compared to 2022, which is an ‘ever increasing challenge for the NHS’

‘Alarming’ rise in type 2 diabetes among under 40s

Almost 168,000 people under 40 are living with the condition in the UK, reflecting a ‘troubling growing trend’ of serious health conditions in young people

Childhood obesity can 'halve life expectancy'

Children who are severely obese are 27% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes by the age of 25 and have a life expectancy of 39 years if they do not lose weight

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