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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n The UK lags behind other high-income countries when it comes to the diagnosis of diabetes, a new study suggests.<\/p>\n Just under three-quarters (74.2%) of people with diabetes are estimated to have been diagnosed in the UK, compared with an average of 79.5% for all high-income nations.<\/p>\n In Canada, some 86% of cases have been diagnosed, while diagnosis rates in the US stand at around 82.8%, according to a study comparing the detection and treatment rates of diabetes in countries around the world.<\/p>\n Researchers, led by academics at the University of Washington in Seattle, in the US, estimated that in 2023, some 77.5% of patients aged 15 and over in western European countries had received a diagnosis.<\/p>\n Among western European countries, only Switzerland<\/a> and France<\/a> had lower diagnosis rates than the UK.<\/p>\n Researchers pointed out how complications linked to diabetes \u201ccan be averted with timely and appropriate diagnosis\u201d.<\/p>\n Globally, some 55.8% of people living with diabetes were diagnosed, researchers found, with 91.4% of people with diagnosed diabetes receiving treatment and 41.6% of people receiving treatment in control of their blood sugar levels \u2013 also known as glycaemic control.<\/p>\n The data for 2023, revealed that 88.5% of those diagnosed in the UK were receiving treatment.<\/p>\n And just over a third (36.2%) of these were reported to be in control of their blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n \u201cWe find major gaps in diagnosing, treating, and managing diabetes globally, with substantial variation between countries,\u201d the authors of the report wrote in the journal Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite improvements over the past two decades, underdiagnosis and suboptimal glycaemic management of diabetes remain major challenges globally, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries.<\/p>\n \u201cThese findings highlight the urgent need for enhanced strategies and capacity building to improve the detection, treatment, and management of diabetes worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n The study did not differentiate between diabetes type.<\/p>\n