WORLD DIABETES DAY
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Rise in diabetes cases
Ian Foster was diagnosed with diabetes when he was just 32. He is suffering from a condition which is increasing at an alarming rate across Northern Ireland.
Every day about ten new cases are diagnosed here.
While not
life threatening, if left undetected this common illness can have huge consequences.
The
figures are so worrying that they have
triggered urgent calls for the Health Service to sit up and take notice. Find out more:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8041152.stm
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