According to findings from a pooled analysis of more than 1 million patients. the risk of death from diabetes is exceptionally high in Asia.
The data suggests that adults in southeast Asian countries living with diabetes are nearly twice as likely to die of any cause over 13 years when compared with Asian adults without diabetes,. The highest risk observed is among women and middle-aged adults.
The findings generated a great deal of publicity when they were first published but has any action been taken on them?
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Advocacy Action: Were these findings consistent with those from your country? Whether in Asia or elsewhere, are such figures useful to promote better prevention policies? What works best where your are and can you share it?