Written question WQ93149
- Asked by
- Sam RowlandsConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What action is the Welsh Government taking to reduce the number of people under 40 being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which has risen by 22 per cent over the last 7 years?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The Quality Statement for Diabetes includes an expectation that health boards provide services that identify people at high risk of developing types 2 diabetes and refer people to the all-Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme to reduce their risk.
The All-Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme, funded through the Healthy Weight Healthy Wales strategy, is a targeted programme that offers support to people at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.