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On Monday, a Saudi consultant revealed that the Kingdom ranked seventh in the world in the number of people with type 2 diabetes.
She indicated that Saudi Arabia will reach sixth place in 2035, unless campaigns to educate society about the seriousness of this disease are doubled to avoid its spread.
Duha bint Mahmoud Babli said in an interview with the Saudi Press Agency (SPA): "The statistics of the International Diabetes Federation showed that the Kingdom is the highest among the countries in the Middle East region in the incidence of type 1 diabetes, and is equal in the quality of this infection with the European continent, while Lead them in the incidence of type 2 diabetes. "
She added that the prevalence of this disease is not necessarily related to the welfare of society, because diabetes is spread by 80% in middle and low income countries, which adds economic burdens to it.
Dr.Doha explained that the first type of diabetes affects children and young people, and it occurs as a result of insulin deficiency, while Type II diabetes occurs due to the resistance of the body''s cells to insulin, pointing out that the most important causes of it are obesity and disturbance of human eating habits.
She added that 382 million people around the world live with type 2 diabetes, and more than 3 million suffer from glucose control disorder that may develop into type 2 diabetes.
She pointed out that the statistics of the International Diabetes Federation, which includes 104 countries, including the Kingdom, stated that the State of Kuwait ranked ninth in the proportion of people with diabetes, followed by Qatar in tenth place.
