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Diabetes in Saudi Arabia might grow by 283% in two decades: Experts
By By RODOLFO ESTIMO JR. RIYADH: Two British experts on diabetes have warned that the number of diabetics in Saudi Arabia will grow by 283 percent by 2030 due to changes in lifestyle and diet leading to increasing levels of obesity."For this reason it is necessary for Saudi nationals to be more careful about their lifestyles, especially as it pertains to the food that is readily available here and which they can well afford," said Philip David Home, professor at Newcastle University, during a news briefing recently in Riyadh.
He added that diabetes and heart disease are the two main causes of death in the Kingdom, which has the second highest rate of diabetes in the GCC after the UAE.
Harry Howlett, a London-based specialist in diabetes research and education, outlined the role of metformin in the management of patients with Type 2 diabetes.
"Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease. Numerous people in the Kingdom have been diagnosed with this kind of disease and many more are not aware that they are at high risk," Howlett said.
A report said that diabetes can cause 39 percent of artery diseases, 32 percent of diabetic patients suffer from kidney diseases that lead to kidney failure and 23 percent suffer from eye diseases.
© Arab News 2011
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