Professor Sir George Alberti said diabetes was a time bomb waiting to go off, with millions set to be diagnosed with the disease over the next ten years. He called on the Government to take ...

Uncontrolled diabetes also causes extremely high levels of triglycerides—fat that circulates in your blood. It then leads to a skin condition, which are small bumps, known as eruptive xanthomatosis.

Diabetes also damages your skin barrier, causing allergies and rashes ... a rare skin condition that leads to small, yellow-red bumps appearing on the body which are localized deposits of lipids ...