Dr Dawn Harper said that the disease is more commonly found in older middle aged people when they have put on a bit of weight, although in recent times this has changed.
She told alert bracelet wearers: 'What we're finding now is that Type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed in younger and younger people and it is simply because, as a nation, we are getting fatter and fatter.'
Meanwhile, MSD, a research company which develops new drug treatments, published a new survey showing that 46 per cent of people in the UK believe that injections are the main therapy for Type 2 diabetes.
Dr Harper indicated that this is not the case and suggested this may be one of the reasons why an estimated half a million people in Britain have diabetes but have not been diagnosed.
She stated how many Type 2 sufferers may never need to inject themselves and could easily manage their condition through losing weight and eating healthily.
She told alert bracelet wearers: 'What we're finding now is that Type 2 diabetes is being diagnosed in younger and younger people and it is simply because, as a nation, we are getting fatter and fatter.'
Meanwhile, MSD, a research company which develops new drug treatments, published a new survey showing that 46 per cent of people in the UK believe that injections are the main therapy for Type 2 diabetes.
Dr Harper indicated that this is not the case and suggested this may be one of the reasons why an estimated half a million people in Britain have diabetes but have not been diagnosed.
She stated how many Type 2 sufferers may never need to inject themselves and could easily manage their condition through losing weight and eating healthily.
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