Claim: One in ten patients admitted to hospital are suffering from a form of diabetes linked to being overweight and inactive
Fact-check: The Mail's diabetes front page needs context - Full Fact
Verdict: this needs context. one in ten patients admitted to english hospitals in 2018/19 had type 2 diabetes, but a small fraction of those were admitted for their diabetes specifically.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2019-11-04T00:00:00