Not surprisingly, “rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, although people are living longer than ever,” according to a recent study issued by the English government.

England follows the same trend as most developed countries around the world these days, making diabetes research, education and treatment a global priority.

Read more about the study in the BBC web site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7056293.stm

If you have diabetes and live in the UK, make sure to join TuDiabetes.com, a social network for people touched by diabetes. There is a growing number of diabetics from the UK among the members.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 at 7:13 am and is filed under Diabetes News, TuDiabetes.com.
Tags: Diabetes England, England Diabetic, Obesity, UK Diabetes, UK Diabetic.
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