VHI Healthcare has stated that there are possibly 30,000 undetected diabetes cases and 146,000 undetected pre diabetes cases in Ireland.
The healthcare company has had a screening research project for type 2 diabetes operational since 2009.
The company has screened 19,000 people hitherto, detecting 2,400 plus individuals who are type 2 diabetic or pre-diabetic.
The figures point towards a diabetes epidemic in the future.
Extrapolating these figures to the total Irish population of 45 to 75 year olds, the company claims that there are possibly 30,000 undetected type 2 diabetics and 146,000 undetected pre diabetics in Ireland.
The company plans to re-screen 1,300 people who have already been detected as being at high-risk of developing diabetes, to find out if their risk has declined at all.
VHI intends to screen another 5,000 individuals during 2011.
Many Thousands of Undetected Diabetes Case in Ireland
Thu, 18 Aug 2011
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