In 2017/18, there were almost 3.2 million people in England who were diagnosed with diabetes. The number of individuals registered with diabetes in England has increased year-on-year since 2008. Overall, the number of people with diabetes has increased by 44 percent in the ten-year interval shown.
Breakdown of diabetes types
The vast majority of those registered with diabetes in England are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with over 2.9 million registered with type 2. There were approximately 243 thousand living with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes medication
By far the most commonly used drug in England for the treatment of diabetes was metformin hydrochloride with over 21.8 million items used in 2018 alone. Additionally, in 2018 approximately five percent of all prescribed drugs in primary care in England were for the treatment of diabetes. The share of prescribed diabetes drugs has steadily increased since 2005.
Number of patients on diabetes register in England from 2008/09 to 2017/18
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NHS Digital. (November 8, 2018). Number of patients on diabetes register in England from 2008/09 to 2017/18 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386885/diabetes-prevalence-in-england-uk/
NHS Digital. "Number of patients on diabetes register in England from 2008/09 to 2017/18." Chart. November 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386885/diabetes-prevalence-in-england-uk/
NHS Digital. (2018). Number of patients on diabetes register in England from 2008/09 to 2017/18. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386885/diabetes-prevalence-in-england-uk/
NHS Digital. "Number of Patients on Diabetes Register in England from 2008/09 to 2017/18." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386885/diabetes-prevalence-in-england-uk/
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Number of patients on diabetes register in England from 2008/09 to 2017/18 [Graph], NHS Digital, November 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386885/diabetes-prevalence-in-england-uk/
