Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it producesTalking to APP here on Monday, Consultant Physician Professor Dr.Ghullam Hussain Baloch informed that Pakistan was one of the countries having the highest number of diabetics and would be placed 4th in this regard by the year 2025.
Dr.Ghullam Hussain Baloch informed that 415 million people were living with diabetes worldwide and 1.5 million people lose their lives due to diabetes every year in the world. He said that Pakistan had also seen a sharp rise in the number of diabetic patients. These facts and figures reiterated the importance of urgent action against the disease, added.
He said the diabetes was a serious threat to public health as it was the biggest cause of blindness, amputation of limbs, heart and kidney failures, paralyses.
