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Diabetes growing rapidly in GCC region

New report says Gulf countries may see more than 80 per cent increase in disease by 2035
Despite a slew of diabetes health awareness campaigns, the prevalence of the disease is soaring as the globe observes World Diabetes Day today.
Type 2 diabetes is caused due to a decadent lifestyle and bad nutrition and the rate is not only climbing but it is expected to get far worse in the Middle East, with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries heading the list, according to latest data released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) this week.
One in 10 people in the Gulf States is living with it.
The number of cases is expected to increase by more than 80 per cent from 36.8 million people today to 67.9 million in 2035 making the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region one of the world’s fastest growing regions for diabetes, says IDF.
The latest research reveals that seven of the top 20 countries with prevalence of diabetes are from the Mena region with the Gulf States leading the unfortunate statistics. While Saudi Arabia takes the top spot in the region with almost 24 per cent of its population diabetic, Kuwait comes a close second with 23.1 per cent followed by Bahrain (21.9 per cent), Qatar (19.8 per cent) and the UAE stands at 19 per cent. Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) in Oman was reported at 13.8 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.

Types of Insulin for Diabetes Treatment

Insulin is a hormone that your pancreas makes to allow cells to use glucose. When your body isn't making or using insulin the way it should, you can take manufactured insulin to help control your blood sugar.
Many forms of insulin treat diabetes. They're grouped by how fast they start to work and how long their effects last.
The types of insulin include:

• Rapid-acting, which starts to work within a few minutes and lasts a couple of hours
• Regular- or short-acting, which takes about 30 minutes to work fully and lasts 3 to 6 hours
• Intermediate-acting, which takes 2 to 4 hours to work fully. Its effects can last up to 18 hours.
• Long-acting, which can work for an entire day
• Pre-mixed