Speakers stress adopting preventive measures, raising awareness about diabetes
KARACHI:
Health experts highlighted on Wednesday poor eating habits, particularly the excessive consumption of rice in the form of Biryani and carbonated drinks on almost daily basis, as one of the leading causes of diabetes in Pakistan.
Speaking at the launching ceremony of Discovering Diabetes - a joint venture by the Pakistan Endocrine Society and pharmaceutical company Pharmevo established to set up a helpline for diabetes consultation and share knowledge about the disease - endocrinologist Tasnim Ahsan said Pakistan was facing a diabetes epidemic . Here, millions of adults are now living with diabetes, she raised alarm, adding that type II diabetes, which was an obesity-driven disease, was a global problem now.