November 14 is World Diabetes Day

Amputations due to diabetes. Every minute in the world, a leg or foot amputated due to diabetes. Nearly 200 million people worldwide have diabetes. In Belgium there are 350,000 people with diabetes and an additional approximately 180,000 people who do not even know they have diabetes. This chronic condition is thus a common disease, …

which visit every year on November 14 attention is invited. Because it is World Diabetes Day. “Feet” is the theme of the twelfth WDD. In several countries, including Belgium, has developed this theme with nature and city walks. World Diabetes Day is an initiative of the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization.

Age and diet

The strongest increase is observed in type 2 diabetic patients. Our Western lifestyle with high fat meals and lack of exercise is the major culprit. Once heard you often talk about “adult-onset diabetes. Type 2 diabetes came mainly at the population aged over 40. A remarkable shift has occurred. Besides, more and more seniors are young adults with this form of diabetes. In the United States has even identified all type 2 in children. The age will become increasingly lower. Obesity, caused by unhealthy eating and living habits, lies at the base.