Diabetes on the rise in Pakistan
(WorldNews Pakistan)

LAHORE:The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has said that diabetes prevalence in Pakistan has reached a staggering proportion of 17.1 per cent, which is whopping 148pc higher than previously reported, putting Pakistan among the top 10 countries in the world for absolute increase in diabetes prevalence. New findings published on Wednesday in the 9th Edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas ahead of World Diabetes Day revealed that in 2019 over 19 million adults in Pakistan were estimated to be living with diabetes putting them at risk of life-threatening complications. Out of these, 19 million...