Diabetes in the Philippines has been hitting pandemic-like numbers. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 1 in 14 Filipino adults live with diabetes, and as of May 2020, the total cases of diabetes in adults in the country are at 3.9 million.
In a bid to address these alarming numbers and work to defeat diabetes together as World Diabetes Day 2020 commenced, global pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk Philippines held a virtual press conference, in partnership with the Quezon City Cubao Lions Club, Inc., the Royal Danish Embassy Manila, Philippine Diabetes Support, the Philippine Association of Diabetes Educators, Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Me…
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