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Ndk Type 2 Diabetes

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Nongovernmental organizations play a vital role in helping to educate, prevent and also treat Type II Diabetes. On a national level, The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is the Government’s lead agency for diabetes research. The NIDDK functions three Information Clearinghouses of prospective awareness to people seeking diabetes information and three education programs on diabetes, and other health burdens such as kidney disease, and weight control. The mission statement for the NIDDK is to advance the treatment and the end results for people with diabetes, encourage screenings for early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the onset of Type II diabetes (National Institutes of Health). On a global level, the …show more content…

Globally, an International Diabetes Federation program called BRIDGES (Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems) funds translational research developments in primary and secondary prevention of diabetes to make available the opportunity to ‘translate’ instructions learned from clinical research beneficial to a population that most people affected by diabetes. BRIDGES is supported by an educational grant from Lilly Diabetes (IDF). The World Diabetes Foundation funding has been established to global diabetes initiatives and regional diabetes conferences have been structured to improve networks and bring the burden of diabetes and related health issues to the consideration of donors and policy makers. To date, the WDF has funded and organized various Advocacy and stakeholder engagement platforms across all developing countries (Advocacy, …show more content…

We can and must prevent the preventable. The human and financial cost of not intervening will be far greater than the cost of intervening” (International Diabetes Federation, 2016). Basically, diabetes is preventable, it is one’s own will to have courage to fight and with the help of supporters there is no excuse in overcoming this disease. Diabetics are not alone, the American Diabetes Association provides planning meals, awareness programs, food recipes, the understanding of carbohydrates and many more supportive plans. In order to obtain a healthy lifestyle with no complications of any type of disease, it is important to dedicate at least an hour a day to physical activity. The famous writer Lieberman once said, “There’s no medicine that’s more important than exercise. Analyzes have shown, exercising is one of the most important medicines for the diabetic soul, keeping sugar and blood levels at a normal rate. In addition, carefully selecting portions of food that are consume daily. The disease itself is killing many different individuals despite economic statuses. Those who have the education and means usually take it for granted, when people in lower income countries inquire the access to reliable resources. Type II Diabetes impacts negatively on many facets of global development and economic sustainability. So it is crucial that this disease is be put in the forefront so that the global burden of Type II Diabetes be

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