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OPINION | World Diabetes Day: Know your risk and take control

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It is estimated that around 537 million people worldwide will live with diabetes, with a significant number remaining undiagnosed or at high risk of developing the disease.
It is estimated that around 537 million people worldwide will live with diabetes, with a significant number remaining undiagnosed or at high risk of developing the disease.
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It's not enough to intervene when people are in the throes of diabetes; we must also venture upstream and identify and address the contributing risk factors early, write Dr Ankia Coetzee and Prof Magda Conradie.

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