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Umar Wahab, EASD 2019: The prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan (Part 1)

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Published Online: Sep 27th 2019

At the European Society for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Umar Wahab discusses the prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan. This is part one of his interview, part two can be viewed here.

Questions:

1. How does the prevalence of diabetes in Pakistan compare to that worldwide? (0:04)
2. What are the factors contributing to this high prevalence? (2:05)
3. What are the challenges in the prevention and management of diabetes in Pakistan? (4:22)

 

Umar Wahab has no conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

Filmed at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Barcelona, Spain 2019.

 

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