I was listening to the news this morning, as apart from the recent terror attack that occurred in Brussels, Belgium. There was the issue of £7 million set aside for the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in England. My heart filled with joy as we all know that “Prevention is better than cure”. It is an issue of spending a small amount in prevention or a big amount in treatment. Although I suspect some “specialist in diabetic therapy” doctor may not be so happy. “The cost of the programme is £7m this year - but that is being set against the £10bn annual spend on diabetes care”.
I always thought that if we use the facilities available to us i.e. social services, health advisors which specialise in diets and good life style. There would be a less of a burden on the NHS and their specialist doctor and nurses. It is said that 500 persons per day are told they are diabetic and Type 2 Diabetes unlike Type 1 could be prevented by life style changes. The number of people at risk has been identified and the program will start with 20,000 individuals. Public Health England chief executive Duncan Selbie added: "Type-2 diabetes is one of the biggest health challenges of our time."
With the population living longer and our diet changing, and we are becoming more sedentary life style. The government is in for an epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Although I don’t see a lot of my friends changing a juicy streak for salad. There are some people that only order a diet coke at MacDonald’s, and that after a Burger King Triple Whopper Large Meal, side of large fries which can do a serious number on your waistline it is 2,100 calories, 104 grams of fat and 2,270 milligrams of sodium. This may also the time they eat anything that is “salad” like.
Although in the morning when reported in the news it was said that the Royal College of GPs were a bit ambivalent about the whole issue. Saying that “The long-term behaviour change we need to see is hard to inspire”. It seems the NHS has its work set out for it. But I believe it is on the right path.
Immensely helpful!! Thank you for this. I am in the midst of this very "search" and you certainly raised some things I hadn't considered.
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