The sweet crisis: Dealing with diabetes


The number of individuals who are unaware that they are diabetic has increased.

Some may refer to it as the ‘sweet’ disease because of its link to high sugar levels, but diabetes is definitely not what you would call a ‘sweet deal’.

IN 2011, the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) reported that the prevalence of diabetes in people aged 30 years and above had increased by 40% compared to the figure in 2006.

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