Type 2 diabetes treatment

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Prevelance

Over 3.5 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes
An estimated 1.1 million are yet to be diagnosed with the disease
Of those diagnosed, 90 per cent have type 2 diabetes
Over 47 million prescription items for diabetes were dispensed in England in 2014/15 at a cost of £868 million
The NHS is currently spending around 10 per cent of its budget (£10 billion) treating people with diabetes
An average type 2 diabetes prescription item costs £18.47

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