Key To Diabetes Report
EDM number 276 in 2002-03, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 04/12/2002.
That this House notes the launch of GlaxoSmithKline's 'Key to Diabetes' report which highlights the links between insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes; recognises that 2.5 million people in the United Kingdom have type 2 diabetes including the 'missing million' who remain undiagnosed; notes that insulin resistance increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke and that 1 in 4 adults in the United Kingdom are thought to have insulin resistance; further notes that 75 per cent. of deaths in people with type 2 diabetes are due to cardiovascular disease; and calls on the Government to prioritise insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in order to meet United Kingdom health targets to reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke.
This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs.
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