The data shows the total number of items of insulin prescribed for diabetes in England from 2005 to 2017. The number of insulin items has increased since 2005/6 to seven million in 2016/17.
2005/6 | 4.7 |
2006/7 | 4.9 |
2007/8 | 5.2 |
2008/9 | 5.5 |
2009/10 | 5.7 |
2010/11 | 5.9 |
2011/12 | 6.1 |
2012/13 | 6.2 |
2013/14 | 6.5 |
2014/15 | 6.7 |
2015/16 | 6.9 |
2016/17 | 7 |