THE CHALLENGE
IDF GLOBAL ESTIMATES OF PEOPLE WITH DIABETES1,3
642 MILLION
415
THE
MILLION
194 MILLION 2003
2015
2040
CHALLENGE OF URBAN DIABETES
URBANISATION INCREASINGLY INFLUENCES HEALTH AND IS THUS GAINING GROUND AS A CRITICAL FOCUS AREA WHEN ADDRESSING THE GROWING TYPE 2 DIABETES PANDEMIC.
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The increase in diabetes is one of today’s major health challenges, a global emergency in slow motion. Worldwide, 415 million people are living with diabetes.1 Without concerted action, it is estimated that this will climb to 642 million by 2040.1 Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas2 and so do two-thirds of all people with diabetes.1 That makes cities an important focal point for tackling diabetes. However, there is a need to better understand what drives urban diabetes.
OF PEOPLE WITH DIABETES LIVE IN CITIES 1
“I’m not the type who loves to go out and eat unhealthy stuff, but on days when I feel very ill, I have to order food from outside. That’s when my weight goes up – because of all that deep-fried stuff.” Female with type 2 diabetes, 60, Copenhagen
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