01/09/2020
Let's talk about DIABETES!
DID YOU KNOW?
✔Approximately 463 million adults (20-79 years) were living with diabetes; by 2045 this will rise to 700 million
✔The proportion of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing in most countries
✔79% of adults with diabetes were living in low- and middle-income countries
✔1 in 5 of the people who are above 65 years old have diabetes
✔1 in 2 (232 million) people with diabetes were undiagnosed
✔Diabetes caused 4.2 million deaths
✔Diabetes caused at least USD 760 billion dollars in health expenditure in 2019 – 10% of total spending on adults
✔More than 1.1 million children and adolescents are living with type 1 diabetes
✔More than 20 million live births (1 in 6 live births) are affected by diabetes during pregnancy
✔374 million people are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
In our country Philippines, Diabetes is already the 6th leading cause of death. We are on a mission to help raise awareness on how to manage life with Diabetes!
Do you think a WEBINAR on this topic is something you might be interested to attend? Let us KNOW your thoughts! We CARE! 😘
