- Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)
Diabetes factsheet from WHO providing key facts and information on types of diabetes, symptoms, common consequences, economic impact, diagnosis and treatment, WHO response
- Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)
Una dieta saludable, la actividad física regular, el mantenimiento de un peso corporal normal y la evitación del consumo de tabaco pueden prevenir la diabetes de tipo 2 o retrasar su aparición
- Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)
Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn't make enough insulin
- Diabetes - World Health Organization (WHO)
The inclusion of diabetes management in universal health coverage packages is crucial to effectively control diabetes and reduce harm Support for self-management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, including through therapeutic patient education, is effective in reducing health-care costs and improving health outcomes
- Diabetes - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 produces Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body's systems, especially the nerves and blood
- Diabetes WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Diabetes is one of the four major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and its global prevalence has been steadily increasing in recent years In 2018, an estimated 131 million people in the Western Pacific were living with diabetes In 2019, an estimated 262 000 people in the Region died due to diabetes
- Urgent action needed as global diabetes cases increase four-fold over . . .
The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has surpassed 800 million, more than quadrupling since 1990, according to new data released in The Lancet on World Diabetes Day
- World Diabetes Day 2025
The theme of this year’s WHO World Diabetes Day, "Diabetes across life stages,” recognizes that every person living with diabetes should have access to integrated care, supportive environments and policies that promote health, dignity and self-management This campaign emphasizes the importance of a life-course approach to diabetes prevention, management and overall well-being
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