Global Diabetes Compact: Implementation in the Region of the Americas.
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Diabetes Prevention.
Type 1 diabetes is not preventable. Type 2 diabetes is often preventable through a healthy diet, regular physical activity , maintaining normal body weight , and avoiding tobacco use . Quitting smoking reduces the Risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 30-40%.
Diabetes complications.
Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, and lower limb amputation. Diabetes is associated with about twice the risk of tuberculosis (TB) disease and a higher risk of multidrug-resistant TB. People with both TB and diabetes are twice as likely to die during TB treatment and have twice the risk of TB relapse after treatment completion.
Diabetes Treatment and control.
Diabetes can be treated , and its complications avoided or delayed with regular screening and treatment. People with diabetes should seek regular screening for complications to aid in early detection. This includes screening for kidney disease, regular eye exams, and foot assessment. Only about 50% of people with type 2 diabetes get the insulin they need , often because their country’s health systems cannot afford it.
Raise awareness about the impact of diabetes on people's health.
Every year on November 14th , the World Diabetes Day is commemorated. This is an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of diabetes on people's health and to highlight the opportunities to strengthen the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes