Diabetes: data introduction
The number of diagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes is likely to be an underestimate of the true number of cases. One reason is that people may have type 2 diabetes without being aware of it. In Scotland it was estimated that there were 35,000 people living with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
It is also possible for people to have abnormally raised levels of blood even though they are not high enough to justify a diagnosis of diabetes. When high levels of glucose follow intake of food (or usually a test dose of glucose) this condition is called impaired glucose tolerance or impaired glucose regulation. It increases the risk of diabetes and its complications, as well as coronary heart disease. There is little information about the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance in Scotland.
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