The nation is in the grip of a “spiralling” diabetes crisis with more than five million people suffering from the serious condition, a charity warns.
Some 66% of adults are overweight or obese – and 90% of diabetics have Type 2, which is linked to unhealthy lifestyles and puts them at risk of heart attacks, strokes and amputations.
Since 2015-16, diagnoses have soared from 3.6 million to 4.3 million.
