NEWS
DIABETES RISK SCORE TRANSLATED
The translation of a tool to help people
find out their risk of developing Type 2
diabetes has been described by a leading
diabetes professor as a 'breakthrough' in
support to the South Asian community.
The Leicester Risk Score enables
people to find out their risk of developing
the condition and is recommended by
health watchdog NICE, used by Diabetes
UK and has attracted more than 1.1
million online users.
Gujarati and Bangladeshi versions
were officially launched in January
2017. They will now be used in minority
communities across the East Midlands in
the fight against Type 2 diabetes.
Professor Khunti, one of the cofounders of the Leicester Diabetes Centre,
says, "This is a breakthrough in delivering
support to the South Asian community
in the fight against Type 2 diabetes. The
condition is more common in South
Asians because of their lifestyle in terms of
their diet and lower physical activity levels
combined with their potentially increased
genetic risk. It's important people know
how likely they are to develop the condition
as they can make lifestyle changes to halt
the progress."
Members of the South Asian
community are being urged to make use
of the risk score to find out how likely they
are to develop the condition - or to see
if they already have it. Further versions
of the risk score in Urdu and Gurmukhi
Panjabi are due out soon.
www.leicesterdiabetescentre.org.uk