Diabetes UK Campaign For An Early Identification Programme For Type 2 Diabetes

EDM number 1922 in 2006-07, proposed by Helen Southworth on 16/07/2007.

That this House welcomes the Diabetes UK campaign Measure Up, which aims to reduce the estimated number of 750,000 people in the UK who have diabetes and who are not aware of their condition; further notes the seriousness of diabetes which, if left untreated, can lead to blindness, kidney disease, heart attacks and other life-threatening complications; supports the key messages of the campaign that if you are a white or black male and your waist is 37 inches or more, a woman and your waist is 31.5 inches or more, or a South Asian man and your waist is 35 inches or more, you could need a test for diabetes; observes that keeping people with diabetes healthier will also reduce the long-term impact on limited NHS resources; and calls on the Government to put in place an early identification programme based on the risk factors associated with undiagnosed diabetes.

This motion has been signed by a total of 127 MPs.