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- High Wycombe, United Kingdom
- Closed on Tuesday, 17th October 2017
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Approximately 415 million adults have diabetes; by 2040 this will rise to 642 million
The proportion of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing in most countries
75% of adults with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries
The greatest number of people with diabetes are between 40 and 59 years of age
1 in 2 (46%) people with diabetes are undiagnosed
Diabetes caused 5 million deaths in 2015; every six seconds a person dies from diabetes
Diabetes caused at least USD 673 billion dollars in health expenditure in 2015 – 12% of total spending on adults
More than 542,000 children live with type 1 diabetes in 2015
More than 20.9 million live births were affected by diabetes during pregnancy in 2015 – 1 in 7 births
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Lyndon Wissart
High Wycombe, United Kingdom
Who is Lyndon Wissart, The Inspired Diabetic? Lyndon was shocked when he was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in October 2015. The fear and the feeling of failure overwhelmed him, could he provide for his family? What would this mean for his health, for his life?