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Diabetes patients in Bangladesh have reached around 8.3 million nationwide, reveals the data of the Diabetes Association of Bangladesh. According to the media statement a total of 4.9 million diabetes patients are under the services of the association. Furthermore, the statement says that almost half of the diabetes patients in Bangladesh do not know that they have diabetes.
Bangladesh has a total population of more than 160 million and is among the countries with the highest number of people with diabetes worldwide. According to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh in 2015, 7.1 million people had diabetes, 3.7 million cases were undiagnosed and about 129 000 deaths were attributed to the disease. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated 7.1 million people with diabetes in Bangladesh and almost an equal number with undetected diabetes in it's recent report. This number is estimated to double by 2025
In Bangladesh, levels of knowledge about diabetes among the at-risk population and among those who suffer from the disease are poor. According to WHO, the complications from diabetes could largely be prevented by wider use of several inexpensive generic medicines, simple tests and monitoring and can be costs saving interventions in a country like Bangladesh. The World Diabetes day 2021 will be observed on Saturday, 14th to create a global awareness campaign about Diabetes. This year the theme of the day is "Nurses can make a difference in diabetes care".
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