Diabetes in children on rise

The number of diabetics in Bangladesh stood at 7.1 million in 2015 putting it on the 10th position among the countries with the highest number of diabetic patients in the world, according to international organisations.

Bangladesh will be in the ninth position with 13.6 million diabetes patients by 2040.

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Novo Nordisk, a Denmark-based global healthcare company with 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care, came up with the alarming figure ahead of the World Diabetes Day to be observed today.

In Bangladesh, the number of both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients among the children  is on the rise, according to experts who recommends awareness campaigns, changing food habits, education and ensuring access to proper care for fighting the disease.CEO of Novo Nordisk Lars Rebien Sorensen, who was also voted the world's best CEO, IDF President Sir Michael Hirst and Executive Vice President (International Operations) of Novo Nordisk Mike Doustdar shared the latest data on diabetes with UNB and two other media outlets through a teleconference from Denmark.

Managing Director of the Novo Nordisk Rajan Kumar coordinated it from its Dhaka office. Commercial Effectiveness Manager of Novo Nordisk Md Kamal Hossain was also present.