Diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune condition and rising rates of such conditions are costing health care systems more each year.
In the UK Connect Immune Research, a coalition of medical research charities, said many autoimmune conditions are becoming more common, with some increasing in incidence by as much as 9% each year.
Published research shows direct and indirect costs to the UK for just three autoimmune conditions alone – type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. These three alone add up to more than £13 billion a year.
Around 7% of the UK population are living with at least one autoimmune condition and there are more than 80 autoimmune conditions known to science.
The report calls for more research.
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