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(9 years, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberA recent study suggests that the NHS is starting diabetics on insulin much later than in other countries. What will the Department do to address that issue?
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his interest in this important subject. As he knows, we are looking at care right across the diabetes pathway, with a view to building on the first ever at-scale national diabetes prevention programme. I will take up the issue he raises and look at it in the context of all the other aspects of diabetes care we are examining.