Today, nearly 285 million people worldwide are said to be living with diabetes, a figure that is estimated would increase to 438 million by the year 2030 in the absence of widespread intervention against the scourge.
Diabetes is one of the main causes of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and amputations, and about four million people die of these severe diabetes complications every year. But actions could be taken to reduce the personal diabetes-risk or manage it successfully to reduce the risk of secondary diseases.
Education and prevention are crucial approaches to stopping the worldwide epidemic, said the experts. They maintained that if diagnosed in time, diabetes can be successfully treated.
To act early, people should be aware of the risk factors for diabetes, like lack of exercise or a family history of the disease; the warning signs of one body, such as sudden weight loss, extreme thirst, more frequent urination, weakness and fatigue or numbness of the hands, legs or feet:
According to Folasade Olufemi-Ajayi of Roche Diabetes Care and Roche Diagonistics, these factors hinted at undetected diabetes. She added that in case of diagnose, people with diabetes still have a chance to actively influencing their future by following the advised medical treatment and closely monitoring their blood glucose levels and adapting their lifestyle according to the results.
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