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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Sabrina Barr

What causes diabetes, what are the different types and how can it be treated?

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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 the nation is in a “rapidly escalating diabetes crisis” as the figure reached an all-time high.

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