Diabetes fear as sufferers think illness is under control

People with the most common form of diabetes are not controlling the condition, but think they are.

There is now concern that people with type 2 diabetes — a disease caused by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors — are putting their health at risk because they have been lulled into a false sense of security.

A study by Diabetes Ireland and pharmaceutical company Janssen has found that 70% of people with type 2 diabetes felt they were in control of the condition.