11 Oct 2021 --- One in ten people in the UK will be living with diabetes by 2030, Diabetes UK has flagged, following new analysis that calls for government intervention. “If we don’t act today, hundreds of thousands more will face the life-changing news that they have Type 2 diabetes. We’re at the tipping point of a public health emergency and need action today to stop it in its tracks,” says Chris Askew, Diabetes UK chief executive.