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1. Many individuals are currently at risk of developing type 2 diabetes because of lifestyle and other factors.

2. In 2010, about 1.9 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older.

3. All three types of diabetes share the same basic characteristic -- the body's inability either to make or to use insulin.

4. There are three major types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes.

5. Some 2.8m people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes and an estimated 850,000 more probably have type 2 diabetes but don't yet know.

6. Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions and become a major health problem in many countries throughout the world.

7. Diabetes – don’t let this dangerous chronic disease destroy your life.

8. Individuals at risk can take preventive action now (see app for details) that will significantly reduce their chances of developing this dangerous chronic disease.

9. The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 to 347 million.

10. In the US, 25.8 million people (8.3% of the population) have diabetes.

11. Of these, 7.0 million have undiagnosed diabetes.

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