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Nearly half a billion people on the planet have diabetes, but most of them aren’t getting the kind of care that could make their lives healthier, longer and more productive, according to a new global study of data from people with the condition.
Many don’t even know they have the condition.
Only 1 in 10 people with diabetes in the 55 low- and middle-income countries studied receive the type of comprehensive care that’s been proven to reduce diabetes-related problems, according to the new findings published in Lancet Healthy Longevity.
That comprehensive package of care low-cost medicines to reduce blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels; and counseling on diet, exercise and weight can help lower the health risks of undertreated diabetes. Those risks include future heart attacks, strokes, nerve damage, blindness, amputations and other disabling or fatal conditions.
Ninety per cent people with diabetes living in low- and middle-income countries do not receive the kind of care that could make their lives healthier, longer and more productive, according to a new study published in the journal Lancet Healthy .
New global study highlights vast under-treatment of diabetes
Nearly half a billion people on the planet have diabetes, but most of them aren t getting the kind of care that could make their lives healthier, longer and more productive, according to a new global study of data from people with the condition.
Many don t even know they have the condition.
Only 1 in 10 people with diabetes in the 55 low- and middle-income countries studied receive the type of comprehensive care that s been proven to reduce diabetes-related problems, according to the new findings published in
Lancet Healthy Longevity.
That comprehensive package of care - low-cost medicines to reduce blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels; and counseling on diet, exercise and weight - can help lower the health risks of under-treated diabetes. Those risks include future heart attacks, strokes, nerve damage, blindness, amputations and other disabling or fatal conditions.
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