Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — We hear a lot about diabetes, its causes and ways to prevent it. But have you ever heard of pre-diabetes?
Early death rates from diabetes increased by 3% between 2000 and 2019, according to the official website of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Diabetes and resulting kidney disease were estimated to have caused nearly two million deaths in 2019.
Through its official Twitter account, the Ministry of Health of Oman has highlighted, in a tweet, the condition pre-diabetes and its risk factors.
Risk factors for pre-diabetes:
- Family history of diabetes and other chronic diseases
- Overweight, obesity
- Diabetes in pregnancy
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Lack of movement, lack of exercise
- to smoke
The tweet indicated that early detection and treatment of the condition helps restore normal sugar levels and prevent type 2 diabetes.
In its 10th edition, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released a report titled “Diabetes Atlas,” which indicates a continued global increase in the prevalence of the disease.
Statistics showed that the Middle East and North Africa region has the highest regional prevalence rate of 16.2%, and also includes the second highest projected increase (86%) in the number of people with diabetes, and estimates that their number will reach 136 million by 2045.
