As Nigeria joined the rest of the world last week to mark the World Health Day, with a focus on eradicating diabetes, Martins Ifijeh writes on the need for preventive measures and management of the disease by Nigerians
"There are fat men. There are old men. But you can never see fat old men anywhere. You either lose your fat and grow old or you die a fat man without reaching old age. The two has never been known to cohabit together." These were the exact words of the Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Chris Bode, during the 2016 World Health Day media roundtable tagged 'Beat Diabetes'.
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