![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/under-40s-with-diabetes-to-get-free-diets-to-stop-disease/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/NINTCHDBPICT000429358686.jpg&description=ALARMING SURGE Published : 11:33, 28 Aug 2023 THE NHS is set to offer free diets for under-40s with type 2 diabetes, after an alarming rise in young people. In the UK, 148,000 people aged between 18 to 39 have what has historically been considered a disease of middle age. 1 Under 40s will be offered a free 12-week "soup and shakes" diet, The NHS is to launch a new scheme to target this group who are at high risk of deadly complications including kidney failure , heart attack and stroke . Younger patients will be offered a free 12-week "soup and shakes" diet, which has been proven to put type 2 diabetes into remission. They will receive tailored health checks, support with diabetes management such as blood sugar level control and weight-loss advise. Patients will also benefit from extra one-to-one reviews as well as the option of new medicines. Treatments could include weight loss jab Ozempic , which is available on the NHS to treat type 2 diabetes. The announcement comes cases of the disease are now rising at a faster rate among those under 40 than in those over 40. The latest National Diabetes Audit shows cases among under 40s rising by 19 per cent between 2017/18 and 2021/22, against an 11 per cent increase among older adults. Early onset type 2 diabetes is more aggressive than later onset type 2 diabetes and is often triggered by poor lifestyle habits like eating too much unhealthy food or not exercising. On average, someone diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at 20 years-old will have an overall reduced life expectancy of 11 years. Those diagnosed aged 65 can expect to reduce life expectancy by two years. Professor Jonathan Valabhji, National Clinical Director for Diabetes and Obesity said: "Type 2 diabetes in people under 40 is a growing problem globally - England is no exception, meaning there is an ever-increasing challenge for the NHS. "We know this age group is least likely to complete vital annual health checks but we want to ensure people are able to manage th){kind=link}
THE NHS is set to offer free diets for under-40s with type 2 diabetes, after an alarming rise in young people.
In the UK, 148,000 people aged between 18 to 39 have what has historically been considered a disease of middle age.
The NHS is to launch a new scheme to target this group who are at high risk of deadly complications including kidney failure, heart attack and stroke.
Younger patients will be offered a free 12-week “soup and shakes” diet, which has been proven to put type 2 diabetes into remission.
They will receive tailored health checks, support with diabetes management such as blood sugar level control and weight-loss advise.