Insulin and oral medicines for diabetes are mostly not available at the recommended level in the African region.
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The present healthcare structure in Nigeria contributes to the suffering of people living with diabetes in the country.
“Fat cakes” are incredibly popular in cities and townships across sub-Saharan Africa. But they are also unhealthy because of their high carbohydrate content.
It’s not clear how health claims could be substantiated, enforced or understood, but there are other ways to encourage healthy food choices.
Targets for diabetes would improve healthy lives, reduce deaths, and be cost effective. But they should not be for managing diabetes alone; they must include treating hypertension.
South Africa needs a public health response that expands the successes of the country’s HIV testing and treatment programme to provide care for multiple diseases.
In 2019, 89,834 people died of diabetes. This number exceeds the capacity of Soccer City, the biggest football stadium in South Africa.
To stem the rise in diabetes, new and innovative methods of risk assessment must be implemented, specific to populations on the continent.
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Professor of Food Science & Technology, University of Venda
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Assistant Professor, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
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Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard University
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Assistant Lecturer and Medical Researcher, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer and Consultant Endocrinologist, University of Ibadan
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Director of Research, Center for Primary Care, Harvard University
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Associate professor, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Venda
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Project Head, Tshwane Insulin Project, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Global Health, Institute for Applied Research, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, University of Michigan
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Chairperson, Diabetes Alliance; Co-founder, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Pretoria
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PhD candidate (Food Science), Stellenbosch University
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Post-doctoral Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center