Examining trends in type 2 diabetes incidence, prevalence and mortality in the UK between 2004 and 2014.
Salwa S ZghebiDouglas T SteinkeMatthew J CarrMartin K RutterRichard A EmsleyDarren M AshcroftPublished in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2017)
The rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the UK over the last decade is probably explained by patients living longer rather than by increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes.