Other epidemic imposes astonishing costs

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Other epidemic imposes astonishing costs

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More than half of patients in renal dialysis units are there because of diabetes [Edwin Tan on iStock]

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Bryan Betty lifts the lid on the unacceptable neglect of patients with type 2 diabetes

A hidden epidemic has been burning away in New Zealand for 30 years, and right now threatens to overwhelm our health system. Type 2 diabetes is at