
16/11/2024
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♦️ Type 1 is not preventable.
♦️ Type 2 diabetes is often preventable through a healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy body weight and avoiding to***co use.
Diabetes can be different for everyone - every lived experience matters. Here are some things you should know:
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People with diabetes can live long and healthy lives if they have access to essential care and medicines.
Regular screening and treatment helps reduce the risk of complications:
♦️ blindness
♦️ kidney failure
♦️ heart attacks
♦️ stroke
♦️ lower limb amputation
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If you have diabetes, get regular screening for complications.
This includes screening for:
🔎 kidney disease
🔎 regular eye exams
🔎 foot assessment
Early detection is important! But many people with diabetes still do not have access to essential care.
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The way we talk about diabetes and the language we use is critical to end stigma, blame and shame.
💙 Be inclusive.
💙 Be kind.
💙 Be respectful.
The right words go a long way.
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Another good reason to drop that deadly habit: Quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30-40%.
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In 1922, co-discoverer Frederick Banting refused to profit from the discovery and offered it to the world as a global public good.
Today, many people with diabetes still don’t have access to affordable and quality treatment and care. Source- WHO