Diabetes in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, Prevention, and Progress

Diabetes in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, Prevention, and Progress

Diabetes in Saudi Arabia is a condition that requires urgent, open, and honest discussion. Diabetes impairs the body's ability to process blood glucose, also known as blood sugar. While there are several subsets of diabetes, two broad types are classed as chronic, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.Both result in high glucose levels that cause complications to other parts of the body. For centuries diabetes was considered a death sentence (1). In recent times, modern science has developed tremendously in both prevention and management. Today, we have an abundance of new knowledge and