[英伦广角] 2015-08-22 糖尿病患者剧增 NHS不堪重负

When Raga D'Silva started the fitness group, it didn’t just provide the social network of new friends, it might just have saved her life.

Raga was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes¹ three years ago, and given three years to live if she didn’t change her lifestyle. The disease has affected² several members of her family, so she believed she had to act.

"I've had a few family members, I’ve had a few people very close to me who are dying or losing part of their bodies when they are young. And I’ve been in deep depression, but I decided³ that I wasn’t going to be that person, you know, so I took X, I read to much thinking(?), I thought to be living better.

Raga’s commitment to a healthy lifestyle has meant she’s in remission from her diabetes. But one leading charity says the disease is getting dangerous to be out of control.

Diabetes UK says the latest figures show the number of people with type-2 diabetes has risen by almost 60% in just ten years. It says there were over 3.3 million people in the UK with type-2 diabetes, and estimates there are another 590,000 undiagnosed cases. They fear that without intervention⁴, up to 5 million people will have the disease by 2025.

“So for the almost 4 million people in this country already have diabetes, we need much more effective patterns of care and support for them.”

But other than exercise, Raga’s Use It To Lose It group also swaps⁵ healthy eating tips. Several of the women are very much aware of the dangers of diabetes. “My daughter was diagnosed with diabetes and X. So I had to be really careful with her. And I realized that it was really important for me to set an example of losing weight.”

“Some people I know are getting older, some people I know have got sicker, got bigger, got sicker, you know, it’s a lot of complex when I can’t do this, I can’t do that anymore. I don’t want to be there.”

“Diabetes UK said the vast majority of type-2 diabetes cases are entirely⁶ avoidable. And if more people took the same lifestyle choices as these ladies, they would not only have a much longer and healthy life, they could save the NHS millions of pounds a year.”

The warning from Diabetes UK is that unless more people change their lifestyles and the government do more to prevent and treat diabetes, the disease could eventually destroy the NHS. Freed Mores⁷, Sky News.

1 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

5 swaps   

交换( swap的名词复数 )； 交换物，被掉换者

参考例句：

• He swaps his old car for a new motorcycle. 他用旧车换了一辆新摩托车。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
• Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. 交换当前所选内容的定位点和结束点。

6 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

7 mores   

n.风俗，习惯，民德，道德观念

参考例句：

• The mores of that village are hard to believe.那村子的习俗让人难以置信。
• We advocate a harmonious society where corruption is swept away,and social mores are cleared.我们提倡弊绝风清，建设一个和谐社会。