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WHO/PAHO/Sebastián Oliel

Diabetes is a 'problem of society' - WHO

Diabetes is not just a health issue, but a disease which concerns the whole of society, according to a spokesperson from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Changes in life-style in countries across the world are resulting in more cases of the sometimes fatal condition.

Around 422 million people now suffer from diabetes, a figure which has almost doubled in the past 35 years.

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