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Diabetes is a fast-growing disease of the poor. Here’s how we can turn the tide

Client Viola Sanon has her finger pricked for a blood sugar test in the Family Van in Boston, Massachusetts, August 9, 2010.  Every week, dozens of residents of this low-income Boston neighborhood stop into the Family Van, an RV manned by healthcare workers affiliated with Harvard Medical School who perform simple, free screenings, including blood pressure, body mass index and blood sugar, which can alert patients if they face an elevated risk for diabetes, hypertension or other chronic conditions.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder    (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) - GM1E68A0HLP01

Out of 400 million people with diabetes worldwide, over 300 million live in developing countries. Image: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Bent Lautrup-Nielsen
Senior Programme Manager, World Diabetes Foundation
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