Diabetes – A bitter health crisis for Filipinos


Every fourth week of July, the Philippines observes Diabetes Awareness Week in the hope of increasing awareness about the disease.

Diabetes, a serious and chronic metabolic disease characterised by an increase in blood sugar levels, has consistently been one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the Philippines through the years.

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