This is higher than previously thought, as health service data released last week suggested 26% of Covid-19 victims in English hospitals had

Almost a third of patients to die with Covid-19 had diabetes – NHS England

This the first time NHS England has published a breakdown of deaths by pre-existing conditions.


One in four coronavirus patients who died in England's hospitals had diabetes

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been diagnosed with diabetes, a condition linked to the regulation of blood glucose levels.

Overall, the NHS in England spent around £5.5 billion on hospital care for people with diabetes, research suggests.

The health service in England spends around 10% of its budget on treating diabetes.

The number of children and young people with diabetes is the highest it has ever been, a charity has said.

Researchers found diabetes patients who required regular self-injections of insulin were particularly vulnerable.

The Labour deputy leader and "former sugar addict" has lost more than seven stone since his 50th birthday last year.

Working more than 45 hours a week holds a higher risk, researchers found.

Researchers found taking the drugs was associated with a 36% heightened risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Drinking alcohol most days of the week can significantly protect against developing diabetes, a study has found.

Could changes to diet could prevent or even reverse diabetes and help the NHS cut some of the £10 billion annual spend on treatment?

Up to 100,000 people in the UK with the condition should be given weight-loss surgery, world experts have said.

Study on 'gestational diabetes' suggests that under current guidelines women most at risk are screened too late.

Report finds "unacceptable variations" in diabetes care across England as number of those with the condition increases.