Africa Faces Growing Diabetes Crisis, New Study Reveals

Africa Faces Growing Diabetes Crisis, New Study Reveals

A groundbreaking study published in The Lancet warns that type 2 diabetes is surging across sub-Saharan Africa at alarming rates, with projections suggesting nearly double the previously estimated cases by 2045. Tracking over 10,000 individuals in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Burkina Faso for seven years, researchers identified poor diets, limited healthcare access, obesity, and sedentary lifestyles as primary drivers of the crisis. The Intern

Maisha’s Blueprint: Combating Diabetes in the African Community - THE AFRICAN COURIER. Reporting Africa and its Diaspora!

Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing non-communicable diseases worldwide, affecting all segments of the population and contributing to rising mortality rates. In Germany alone, the German Diabetes Centre estimates that around 8.5 million people are living with diabetes, the vast majority with type 2. An additional 2 million people are believed to be undiagnosed, meaning the total number of the affected could reach 10.5 million. Globally, the W…