Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic progressive disease 1 Type 2 Diabetes – Facts and Figures It contributes to nearly FOUR MILLION DEATHS per year worldwide Diabetes is a leading cause of death in most developed countries 2 50-80% OF PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR CONDITION The risk factors for developing Type 2 Diabetes include: Family history 3 Obesity, diet and inactivity 1,3 Ethnicity 2 Gestational diabetes 2 TYPE 2 DIABETES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 90-95% OF DIABETES CASES 2 2 2 1. Goldstein BJ: Expert column - understanding type 2 diabetes. The growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes., Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2006. 2. International Diabetes Federation: www.idf.org, Last accessed June 2011. 3. World Health Organisation: Genetics and diabetes, 2010.