In commemoration of World Diabetes Day, the Endocrinology and Metabolism Society of Nigeria has warned that over Ten million Nigerians are living with the disease and the numbers are expected to double by 2030, if nothing is done urgently.
The Society also decried a situation where there are only 150 endocrinologists in a population of more than 220 million to manage the condition, adding that diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.
The President of Endocrinology and Metabolism Society of Nigeria and Consultant Endocrinologist/Physician at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Professor Olufemi Fasanmade, said diabetes remains the commonest cause of lower limb amputation and chronic kidney disease.
He further stated that western lifestyle, smoking and drinking are risk factors fueling the increase in the number of diabetic cases in the country.
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