World Health Day 2016: Diabetes

BackgroundIn 2008, an estimated 347 million people worldwide had diabetes
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The prevalence rate is still on the rise, especially in low- and middle-income countries
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In 2012, about 1.
5 million people died directly from this disease, and more than 80% of deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries
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According to WHO's forecast, by 2030, diabetes will become the seventh leading cause of death
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Diabetes is a chronic disease.
Diabetes occurs when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin or the body cannot effectively use the produced insulin
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Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar and can give energy to life
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If sugar cannot enter the cells and be consumed as energy, it will accumulate in the blood and cause harm
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There are two main forms of diabetes
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Patients with type 1 diabetes usually cannot secrete insulin by themselves, so they need to be injected with insulin to maintain their lives
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Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90% of the total number of diabetes cases.
Patients usually can produce insulin by themselves, but cannot produce enough insulin or can't make good use of it
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Patients with type 2 diabetes are usually overweight and sedentary, both of which exacerbate the patient's need for insulin
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Over time, high blood sugar can severely damage all major organ systems of the body, causing heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, kidney failure, blindness, impotence, and infections that may lead to amputation
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Main informationTheWHO has set the focus of World Health Day on April 7, 2016 as the response to diabetes.
The reasons are as follows:1.
Diabetes is accelerating in many countries, and data shows that the increase is most significant in low- and middle-income countries
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A large part of diabetes cases can be prevented
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Facts have proved that as long as you take simple and easy measures in your life>
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Maintaining a normal weight, engaging in regular physical activity, and paying attention to a healthy diet can reduce the risk of diabetes
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Diabetes is treatable
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Diabetes can be controlled and managed to prevent complications
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Providing more diagnostic opportunities, self-management education and affordable treatment are extremely important elements of response measures
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Efforts to prevent and treat diabetes are important to achieve the global target of reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases by one third by 2030 under Sustainable Development Goal 3
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All walks of life in society, including governments, employers, educational institutions, manufacturers, civil society, the private sector, the media, and individuals, can all play a role
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　　Goals: Expand prevention, strengthen care, and strengthen monitoring of 　　World Health Day 2016.
The main goals of the 2016 World Health Day activities are:　　1.
Raise awareness of the rise in diabetes, especially in low- and middle-income countries, of the alarming burden and consequences of diabetes; 　　2.
Launch A set of concrete, effective and affordable actions to deal with diabetes
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These include measures to prevent diabetes and diagnose, treat and care for patients with diabetes; 　　3.
Launch the world's first diabetes report, explaining the burden and consequences of diabetes, advocating for strengthening the health system, ensuring improved monitoring, strengthening prevention, and more effective management of diabetes
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