Mike Hedges AM asks First Minister for
more action in combating Type 2 Diabetes in Wales
Speaking
after First Ministers Questions, Mike Hedges AM said…. Type 2 diabetes is
growing alarmingly, along with obesity; the two are linked in the vast majority
of cases. As such for a lot of people type 2 diabetes is preventable,
especially if the Government can be to persuade to raise the profile of the
Anti-Obesity work which it already does. It will do this when the new
Anti-Obesity Strategy is adopted. I
would urge people to seek guidance if they fear they may be at risk of
developing Type 2 diabetes.
7. Will the First Minister
make a statement on the number of people in Wales with type 2 diabetes?
OAQ52022
First Minister
of Wales
Copy To Clipboard Share To Facebook Share To Twitter Share To LinkedIn
The national diabetes
audit, which is part of the clinical audit programme for the NHS in Wales,
indicates there were approximately 178,000 people registered with type 2
diabetes in Wales in the 2016-17 reporting year.69
Copy To Clipboard Share To Facebook Share To Twitter Share To LinkedIn
Can I thank the First
Minister for that response? Genes do play a part in type 2 diabetes, but
lifestyle choices are also very important. You can, for example, have a genetic
mutation that may make you susceptible to type 2, but if you take good care of
your body you may not develop diabetes. Will the Welsh Government consider
introducing a national prevention week for type 2 diabetes? 70
First Minister
of Wales
Copy To Clipboard Share To Facebook Share To Twitter Share To LinkedIn
Let me just give the Member a flavour of what we're doing. Of course we recognise the importance of prevention. We're aware of the NHS England programme. We don't think that this is right for Wales, because we know that obesity is a risk factor for a number of diseases, therefore a disease-specific approach is not warranted. We know also the evidence base for the effectiveness of a diabetes prevention programme is disputed. We do need to do something, clearly, so a broader and multifaceted approach is required; we know that. So, how will that be done? Well, the forthcoming obesity strategy will aim to put a strong focus upon prevention, and that will include exploring how we can scale messages across the population—I think a better way is to say, 'How we can tell people', actually, rather than putting it that way—by working with a range of partners, including with health boards, through delivery of obesity pathwa
No comments:
Post a Comment