Today is World Health Day and it focuses on beating diabetes through prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care. Hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer from diabetes.
· Almost half
of all deaths attributable to high blood glucose occur before the age of 70
years. WHO projects that diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of
death in 2030
· Healthy
diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding
tobacco use are ways to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes
