TY - JOUR T1 - Prevention of type 2 diabetes in a high-risk population: a closed-loop audit in primary care JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 2 LP - 2 DO - 10.7861/futurehealth.6-2-s2 VL - 6 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Eshen Ang AU - Modupe Obilanade AU - Funmi Obilanade AU - Sanjay Ahlawat Y1 - 2019/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/6/Suppl_2/2.abstract N2 - Diabetes mellitus remains as one of the leading causes of preventable chronic disease in the UK. Minor ethnicities such as South Asian, Chinese and African-Caribbean populations are predisposed to developing diabetes significantly earlier in life.1,2 In fact, the South Asian population is the second largest ethnic group in the UK after the white population.3In terms of ethnic population, our general practice in Newport with a total patient population of over 4,700 is a microcosm of the UK. The patients come from an ethnically and culturally diverse background with 27% of South Asian population.The National Institute for Health … ER -