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Diabetes affects at least 2% of the population of the UK, and is particularly common in the elderly and some ethnic minorities. Its health care costs are high, especially when long-term complications arise. This study provides an indication of the present standards of diabetes care in the NHS, and will hopefully lead to a better standard of care in the future. The report summarises the activities of the Clinical Standards Advisory Group Diabetes Committee to March 1993, and makes observations based on the series of visits to 11 districts undertaken between June 1992 and March 1993.