Almost a third of deaths from heart disease in England occur in diabetes patients, report finds

Diabetes UK report found the UK spends 10.7bn on diabetes care each year - a figure set to rise to 18bn by 2035

Almost a third of deaths from cardiovascular disease in England occur in people with diabetes, according to analysis by a leading charity.

A report by Diabetes UK has found that 29% of deaths from the disease in England occurred in people with diabetes, out of a total of 144,590 deaths in 2022, according to analysis of the National Diabetes Audit.