Diabetes diagnoses hit over 183,000 across Greater Manchester Date published: 11 May 2021
In Greater Manchester, the areas with the highest prevalence of Diabetes were Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale and Bolton where 8.7 per cent of people were diagnosed with the disease, followed by Oldham (8.5 per cent)
New analysis released today (Tuesday) by Diabetes UK shows that the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Greater Manchester has increased from 178,825 to 183,376 since last year.
In Greater Manchester, the areas with the highest prevalence were Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale and Bolton where 8.7 per cent of people were diagnosed with diabetes, followed by Oldham (8.5 per cent), Tameside and Glossop (8.3 per cent) and Wigan Borough (7.9 per cent).
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