Type 2 diabetes prevalence doubles in sub-Saharan Africa in 6 years

In six years, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in a group of middle-aged people in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Burkina Faso. In the first-ever longitudinal study of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, data from 10,702 participants revealed the progression of type 2 diabetes at a much higher rate than initial predictions.

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