Individuals with diabetes in England and Wales 2022/23, by type
prevalence of diabetics in the UK totaled 8.2 percent. Type 2 diabetes, highly related to unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as the overconsumption of sugar and a lack of exercise, as well as aging, affects more individuals than type 1 diabetes. Between 2022 and 2023, over 3.4 million people in England were registered with type 2 diabetes, while almost 270 thousand had type 1.
As of 2021, the