A FRESH bid to improve Scots' unhealthy lifestyles will be launched today as research reveals nearly one-quarter-of-a- million people north of the Border now suffer from diabetes.
The annual Scottish Diabetes Survey, published today, shows 247,278 Scots are living with the condition – or around one in 20.
The number of sufferers is growing by 10,000 per year, the survey found, and the vast majority of sufferers (88%) have type 2 diabetes which is linked to lifestyle and age.
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