Diabetes

Author: Katsuyasu Kusano
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Diabetes is closely related to lifestyle, so patients must take on the role of their own doctor and persist in improving their lifestyle as a form of treatment. This is the fundamental approach to prevention and treatment. Those who have already been diagnosed with diabetes, as well as those at risk of developing it, should take immediate action and choose a superior doctor to start prevention and treatment before the disease manifests. The number of diabetes patients is increasing year by year. A new survey shows that if people suspected of having diabetes are included, there are as many as 13.7 million people in Japan with abnormal blood sugar levels. Diabetes is not a newly emerging disease. Ancient papyrus documents discovered in the granaries of Egyptian pharaohs around 1500 BCE described it as a disease of excessive urination. Therefore, it can be said that diabetes has been accompanying humanity for about 3,500 years.