10 Facts about Diabetes that Everyone Should Know – (WHO)

The burden of diabetes is increasing globally, particularly in developing countries. The causes are a complex, but are in large part due to rapid increases in overweight, obesity and physical inactivity.

Although there is good evidence that a large proportion of cases of diabetes and its complications can be prevented by a healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco, this evidence is not widely implemented.

Coordinated action is needed from the level of international and national policy to reduce exposure to the known risk factors for diabetes and to improve access to and quality of care.

 #1 More than 300 million people worldwide have diabetes.

There is an emerging global epidemic of diabetes that can be traced back to rapid increases in overweight, obesity and physical inactivity.

Diabetes – Is it curable?

DIABETES – Is it Curable? This is a million dollar question by many. But, Unfortunately, the concept of “cure” doesn’t seem to apply to diabetes. That’s because diabetes isn’t a single disease, but a collection of different disorders, some of which are autoimmune, most of which are genetic, and all of which involve either the destruction of the pancreas’ ability to make insulin, or the body’s ability to use insulin appropriately (or both). Examples of the different types of diabetes that would need different approaches to be cured: type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes, type 2 (insulin-resistant) diabetes, MODY diabetes (which is actually a name covering at least a dozen different monogenetic forms of diabetes), post-surgical diabetes (after pancreatectomy surgery), bronze diabetes (medically called hemochromatosis), chemically-induced diabetes (such as the diabetes induced by Agent Orange) and Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes.