Diabetes rates to soar globally by 2050 - how to spot diabetes symptoms, difference between type 1 & 2

According to new research, the number of people with diabetes will rise from 529 million to 1.3billion globally by 2050. The research states the increase will be driven by the world’s ever-expanding waistline and a growing older population.

Scientists at the University of Washington, Seattle, called the figures ‘alarming’ and warned of an impending wave of heart disease and stroke cases. Researchers found that one in ten people would have diabetes within the next three decades, compared to six percent now.