Diabetes rates flatlining as Scots live longer with condition
Scots with type 2 diabetes are living longer, which is responsible for pushing up overall numbers instead of a surge in new cases, research suggests.
Diabetes rates reached an all time high last year with 276,000 Scots registered with the condition.
Edinburgh University scientists said rising numbers were a “misconception” as the overall number of type 2 cases stabilised between 2004 and 2013 at around 4 in 1,000 people.
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