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A NEW £1.30 a-day pill that helps fight diabetes was yesterday given the final go-ahead for use by the NHS.

 

Over 20,000 people die from Type 2 diabetes complications [GETTY/PIC POSED MY MODEL]

Patients can now ask to be prescribed the Canagliflozin tablet which slashes blood sugar levels.

It helps to lower the risk of diabetes sufferers developing life-threatening complications and could save the NHS millions of pounds.

The pill is for Type 2 diabetes adults who have not been able to control their condition with exercise and diet

The pill, known by the trade name Invokana, is for Type 2 diabetes adults who have not been able to control their condition with exercise and diet alone or with other treatments.

More than 20,000 people die from complications relating to Type 2 Diabetes in England and Wales each year.