General practice in the UK has been very successful in meeting the challenges raised by increasing prevalence of diabetes. Most diabetes is now managed in general practice and disease registers, evidence-based care, diabetes clinics, "and diabetes trained practice nurses are now routine.As a consequence of the obesity epidemic, and the ageing population, diabetes rates are rising, and diabetes can remain undiagnosed for many years. GPs have made progress in recent years in identifying previously undiagnosed cases. Recent population-based reports suggest that only 3% of men and 1 % of women over 50 years have undiagnosed diabetes.
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