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Africa: We're On the Hunt for Novel Ways to Assess the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
The Conversation Africa, 13 April 2021
Type 2 diabetes is characterised by elevated blood glucose levels. This can cause complications that lead to damage to the kidneys, nerves, and the retina in eyes. Other… Read more »
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Nigeria: How One Indigenous Nigerian Foundation Is Funding Diabetes Care in Southeast Nigeria
Nigeria Health Watch, 14 April 2021
Nothing prepared Emmanuel Uchenna, founder of PJosh Diabetes Foundation, for his meeting with Samson Tamaraubrakemi, a 17-year-old who had Type 1 Diabetes, and who was sent away by… Read more »
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South Africa: New Research Shows Levy On Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Is Having an Impact
The Conversation Africa, 9 April 2021
Three years ago South Africa introduced Africa's first major tax on sugar-sweetened beverages based on grams of sugar. The tax now stands at about 11% of the price per litre. Read more »
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Ghanaian Times, 9 April 2021
A pathologist and researcher, Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, has reiterated the need for public institutions and individuals to undergo regular check-ups to reduce the threats of silent… Read more »
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Eswatini: A Diabetes Fighter in Eswatini Pours All Her Efforts Into Beating Covid-19
UN News, 3 April 2021
Dumsile Mavuso, the founder and head of Eswatini's first national association for people with diabetes, is now bringing her knowledge and experience to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more »
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Nigeria: NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians of Unregistered, Fake Insulin Tea for Diabetes
Leadership, 30 March 2021
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians of an unregistered and fake 'insulin tea' for diabetes cure in circulation in the… Read more »
Novel Ways to Assess the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Sought
Until fairly recently Type 2 diabetes was considered a major health issue only in developed countries. But there's been an increase in prevalence in developing countries. This has been attributed to rapid urbanisation, increased fast food consumption and general lack of exercise. The diabetes crisis is forecast to worsen. According to the International Diabetes Federation, African countries can expect an increase of up to 143% in the number of people with diabetes by 2045. Considering the influence our surrounding environment has on our health, scientists have begun exploring suggestions that treatment approaches, specific to population groups in a particular region, may be the future, particularly when it comes to lifestyle-oriented diseases writes Cecil Jack Weale for The Conversation Africa.
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