Tagged with Diabetes

Saudi Arabia Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, accounting for 74 percent of all deaths and more than three out of four years lived with a disability. These chronic conditions – which cannot be transmitted from person to person and often require long-term or lifelong care –…

Mexico Gisela Ayala outlines the Mexican Diabetes Federation’s focus on educating people with diabetes, healthcare providers, and the general public to dispel myths and improve diabetes management. She highlights the significant progress in diabetes management technology as well as the challenges of ensuring equitable access to these innovations, and her priorities…

Hong Kong Dr Juliana Chan, one of Asia’s leading endocrinologists, is also the founding director of GemVCare, a company that provides data to medical professionals to advise patients on diabetes prevention, diagnosis, and treatment based on genetic profiling. In conversation, she discusses some of the key differences in how diabetes manifests in Asian…

Mexico The Mexican Diabetes Association (AMD) is an organization dedicated to providing education and training to Mexicans living with diabetes and their families. President Gabriela Allard comments on the importance of raising awareness in a country with a serious obesity problem, the AMD’s various educational and prevention programmes, and the lack…

India India faces a significant diabetes burden, with some observers even labelling the country ‘The Diabetes Capital of the World’. Around 101.4 million adults, or 11 percent of the Indian population, have diabetes.   As Dr Brij Mohan, president of India’s Diabetes & Obesity Centre surmises, Indians tend to develop diabetes…

China Unlike many of its Chinese biotech peers with broad portfolios, Hua Medicine has focused intensively on developing a single product, dorzagliatin, for diabetes. As CEO Li Chen notes, this strategic concentration has allowed Hua Medicine to pioneer in homeostasis control modulation and address specific unmet medical needs in diabetes treatment,…

Saudi Arabia With over 40 years of history in Saudi Arabia, in 2021 Eli Lilly moved to establish a regional headquarters in the country, underscoring its dedication to the country and region. Now led by Brazilian national Felipe Borges dos Reis, Lilly aims to tackle the pressing health concerns of diabetes and…

India President of India’s Diabetes & Obesity Centre, Dr Brij Mohan has an extensive background in the field of diabetes, having served on the board of Diabetes India and as president of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI). He outlines the significant diabetes burden in a…

USA Online pharmacies have still not captured a large share of the fragmented US pharma market, but Eli Lilly’s partnership with Amazon after a direct-sale initiative of its own may serve to shake up the establishment and show what a direct-to-consumer model can offer.   Eliminating the Middleman, or Not Amazon…

Portugal Diabetes is a rising threat to the Portuguese people, the country’s healthcare system, and its economy. Portugal’s National Diabetes Observatory observed that 1.1 million Portuguese people between the ages of 20 and 79.5 (out of a total population of just 10.3 million) were living with diabetes in 2021.   This…

Portugal Novo Nordisk’s spectacular ascendancy in 2023 has meant that its country managers across the world have had to embrace scrutiny and press coverage like never before.   In its centenary year, the Danish firm’s new generation of obesity drugs supercharged revenues to around EUR 30 billion, a 30 percent hike…

Portugal Dr João Filipe Raposo outlines the importance of a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to diabetes care management, an approach embodied by the APDP – Diabetes Portugal. He also touches on the APDP’s unique patient-centric model and the digital future of diabetes care.   I am optimistic that diabetes care will improve.…