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In some settings, the population prevalence of Type\u20032 diabetes is 50%, and half of those affected will die from diabetes\u2010related complications. Eight centuries ago, an epidemic of bubonic plague swept across Europe, killing at least half of its victims. We here draw comparisons between these two pandemics, proposing close analogies between the \u2018Black Death\u2019 of the 14th century and the modern\u2010day equivalent of Type\u20032 diabetes. Both diseases can be considered in terms of an aetiological agent, a reservoir, a vector and a predisposing toxic environment; populations can be considered as highly susceptible to the transmissable agents of Type\u20032 diabetes in the setting of calorie excess, inadequate food labelling, poorly regulated advertising and sedentary lifestyles. 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