A growing epidemic of diabetes worldwide may worsen due to Covid-19, experts fear, but there are ways to fight back.
The year 2021 marks 100 years since the discovery of insulin, a game-changing drug in the fight against diabetes.
Nearly 7 million adults have died worldwide in 2021 so far due to diabetes or its complications, the IDF estimated -- that's more than 1 in 10 global deaths from any cause. "My fear is we're going to see a tsunami in the next two years of diabetes and its complications because people have missed their screening appointments due to fear of catching Covid-19," he said.As bad as these numbers are, experts are concerned that Covid-19 might contribute to an even greater problem.Boulton echoed that concern:"There may be a specific Covid-induced diabetes, although there is some debate on that at the moment.
Another explanation is that the person may have had pre-diabetes -- some 88 million Americans currently do, according to the American Medical Association and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The organizations have partnered with the Ad Council to create a new public service campaign:"Do I Have Prediabetes?"
Studies in Finland a few decades ago found that people with"very slight elevated blood sugar" who followed a sensible diet and regular exercise"had a 54% reduction in proceeding to Type 2 diabetes," Boulton said.
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