Obese and diabetic? There’s a shot for you

Dr Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen speaking to international media at the Novo Nordisk Favrholm campus in Denmark. He observed that once countries become obese, there is a lag time of about 10 years before the resultant increase in diabetes. - Novo Nordisk

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk tackles both obesity and diabetes in their current drug pipeline.

Being overweight or obese has long been known to be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes.