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The Investigation: Diet or Die

Sam Poling

24/06/2013

Diet or Die

BBC Radio Scotland - The Investigation, Diet or Die

An investigation into the biggest consequence of Scotland's obesity epidemic - diabetes.

Sam Poling hears from doctors who treat the newly diagnosed, medics who teach amputees to walk again and meets one young diabetic whose junkfood diet could cost him his life.

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It's known as Scotland's silent killer. Left untreated it can lead to heart disease, amputation or death. It's also the biggest consequence of our obesity epidemic.

In The Investigation, reporter Samantha Poling examines Type-2 diabetes - a condition which affects almost than a quarter of a million people in Scotland. She hears from the doctors who treat the newly diagnosed, the medics who teach amputees to walk again and meets one young diabetic whose junkfood diet could cost him his life.

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