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90m Chinese with diabetes by 2030
By Cai Wenjun |
April 2, 2013, Tuesday
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CHINA is set to have 90 million people with diabetes by 2030, experts said today.
There are currently 370 million people in the world with diabetes, experts told a Sanofi China Diabetes innovation summit forum in the city.
This will rise to 500 million people in 2030, with 90 million of them coming from China - the highest figure for any country.
The forum discussed the use of innovative drugs to meet patients' changing needs and improve diabetes treatment in China.
Experts said the rising number of diabetes patients in China is due to changing lifestyles, demographics and medical advances.
Factors include a less healthy diet, a lack of exercise, increased numbers of elderly people and better medical treatment ensuring diabetes patients live longer.
There are currently 370 million people in the world with diabetes, experts told a Sanofi China Diabetes innovation summit forum in the city.
This will rise to 500 million people in 2030, with 90 million of them coming from China - the highest figure for any country.
The forum discussed the use of innovative drugs to meet patients' changing needs and improve diabetes treatment in China.
Experts said the rising number of diabetes patients in China is due to changing lifestyles, demographics and medical advances.
Factors include a less healthy diet, a lack of exercise, increased numbers of elderly people and better medical treatment ensuring diabetes patients live longer.
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