Monthly Archives: March 2014

The two-day “Diabetes Leadership Forum” was hosted by the Ministry of National Health Services, International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the World Diabetes Foundation and the Diabetic Association of Pakistan with support from Danish healthcare company Nova Nordisk. Experts briefed the media … Continue reading →

Diabetes may be prevented by a rare genetic mutation found in the human genome. The mutation reduces the chances of contracting type-2 diabetes by at least 66 percent. The study was based on the genetic testing of 150,000. The mutation … Continue reading →

Around 32 million people in the EU have diabetes and the number is growing. The curve for the chronic disease must be broken as it has not only great economic consequences, but also generates social inequality, experts stress.Around 9.3% of … Continue reading →