Diabetes greatly undertreated globally, survey shows – Medical News Today

• A study of diabetes treatment in 55 low and middle income countries found that many of the participants with diabetes were unaware that they had the condition.
• Overall, less than 5% were getting adequate drug treatments and lifestyle advice.
• The researchers pooled data from nationally representative surveys that asked people what treatments they were taking to reduce blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels and what advice they had received about diet, exercise, and weight.
• Diabetes medications…

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