The number of cases of diabetes in the UK has topped five million for the first time amid rising levels of obesity. Diabetes UK said that almost 4.3 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes, however, an estimated 850,000 are living with the condition but have not yet been formally diagnosed.
The charity has also estimated that more than 2.4 million people are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the UK. Some 36,985 working age adults across Scotland, England and Wales are set to receive up to £691 every four weeks through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Adult Disability Payment (ADP), following the annual uprating on April 10 to help with the additional costs of daily living or mobility needs as a result of diabetes.
Thousands of people living with diabetes may not be aware of the financial support available from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) through PIP, or Social Security Scotland for ADP.
