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The 19,280 male and 26,625 female participants in Denmark, Sweden and Finland were followed for an average of about eleven-and-a-half years. Type 2 diabetes usually comes on in middle-age
and is linked to lifestyle - such as unhealthy eating.Prof Rod said: "There is a moderate and robust association between workplace bullying, violence and the development of type 2
diabetes. "As both bullying and violence or threats of violence are common in the workplace we suggest prevention policies should be investigated as a possible means to reduce this
risk." In the UK research has found women (34 per cent) are more likely to be victims of bullying than men (23 per cent).The highest prevalence is among 40 to 59-year-olds - where 34
percent of people are affected. In nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of cases the bullying is carried out by a manager.More than one in three (36 per cent) people who report being bullied
at work leave their job because of it. In the UK there are more than 4 million people living with diabetes - about nine-in-ten of whom have the type 2 form. The study was published in
Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.