DIABETES ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH

In The Bahamas, there are approximately 46,400 or 11.6 percent of the population living with diabetes and an additional 27,200 or 6.8 percent with pre-diabetes, according to podiatrist Monique Mitchell, DPM, MPH. The doctor said diabetes remains one of the top leading causes of death and disability in The Bahamas.

 

Dr. Monique Mitchell

 

“The 2019 STEPS survey also tells us that most, or 55.3 percent of persons diagnosed with diabetes do not take their medication regularly. This is of grave concern, because we know uncontrolled diabetes often results in devastating complications such as blindness, kidney failure, amputations, and early death, says Dr. Mitchell.”

 

Source: Shavaughn Moss, The Nassau Guardian [11/14/23]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News