As latest NHS Wales figures show that the number of people living with diabetes in Wales is outpacing previous projections, thought I'd repost this article I wrote for the @theguardian.com in 2024. Public Health Wales have called it a 'national crisis
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‘It looked like corned beef’: life inside a Welsh amputation ward – as diabetes gets worse
Patients are coping with unbearable pain and clinics fill up faster than they can be staffed. What can be done about a health crisis worsening at breathtaking speed?