Statistics
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the UK, and its prevalence is increasing.
In 2018–2019 there were 3,919,505 people diagnosed with diabetes.
About 90% of adults currently diagnosed have type 2 diabetes.
About one million people with type 2 diabetes are currently undiagnosed.
A primary care cohort study analysis of the General Practice Research Database of 1.3 million patients in England and Wales estimated:
The rate of diagnosis of new cases of diabetes (type not specified) was 17.5 per 10,000 person-years in 1994 and 22.1 per 10,000 person-years in 1998, representing an increase in new cases of 26% over the study period.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) estimates that by 2025, more than 5 million people in the UK will be diagnosed with diabetes.