he poorest people in the UK are more than twice as likely to have diabetes at any age than the average person, a charity has warned
those with the condition who live in the most deprived homes are also twice as likely to develop complications, Diabetes UK said.
Obesity, lack of exercise, poor diet and smoking are to blame, it added.
One public health expert said efforts to prevent and treat the disease should be targeted at the most vulnerable.
As of 2008, there were 2.5 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK.
Numbers have been climbing in recent years due to increased efforts to find people who were unaware they had the condition.
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