Home
- Eating Well (or at Least Not terribly) at Fast Food Resturants
You can view the current or previous issues of Diabetes Health online, in their entirety, anytime you want.
Click Here To View
See if you qualify for our free healthcare professional magazines. Click here to start your application for Pre-Diabetes Health, Diabetes Health Pharmacist and Diabetes Health Professional.
Latest Novo Nordisk Articles
Popular Novo Nordisk Articles
Highly Recommended Novo Nordisk Articles
Diabetes on the Rise in Saudi Arabia
Diabetes in Saudi Arabia
Diabetes is increasingly taking hold in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East. According to Dr. Ala Alwan, assistant director general for noncommunicable diseases and mental health at the World Health Organization (WHO), the problem is already vast and is increasing at an alarming rate.
Lifestyle choices are a major factor. According to Dr. Alwab, lack of physical activity is part of the problem. Roughly 70 percent of Saudi women are not exercising or being active. Smoking is another contributing factor, as are poor food choices as fast food grows in popularity.
According to a diabetes awareness survey completed in 10 countries in the Middle East and North Africa last November by Novo Nordisk, diabetes is not viewed there as a serious disease. Of the 3000 people interviewed, 40 percent of those at risk for diabetes said that they considered the condition "benign." Thirty-seven percent had never been screened or had a blood sugar test.
Healthcare officials are working to make screening more accessible and to train more doctors and nurses to address the problem.
Categories: Blood Sugar, Blood Sugar Level, Diabetes, Diabetes Health Magazine, Food, Novo Nordisk, Saudi Arabia, Smoking, World Health Organization/WHO
You May Also Be Interested In...
Click Here To View Or Post Comments
0 comments -
May 29, 2012
-
Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
-
Topics
- Diabetic / Diabetes Health
- Type 1 / 1.5 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Blood Glucose / Sugar
- High/Low Blood Sugar / Fast Acting Glucose
- Insulin- Pumps, Pens & Syringes
- Continuous Glucose Monitors, CGM, Infusion Sets
- Type 2 Medications
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia
Email to a Friend
Send a link to this page to your friends and colleagues.