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Changing the story on childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes

Today, one billion people are living with obesity. By 2035, four billion people - half of the global population - are expected to be living with overweight and obesity.
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Alt text: Healthcare worker wearing a mask and gloves performs a finger-prick blood test for a young child while a woman completes paperwork at a clinic table with glucose testing supplies.
Caring for diabetes
Catching type 1 diabetes early: why screening, awareness and access matter

Early type 1 diabetes screening prevents DKA, improves outcomes and expands access to life-saving insulin worldwide.
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Young man wearing a cycling helmet and sunglasses proudly holds up a medal after completing a bicycle race, promoting resilience and active living with type 1 diabetes.
Living with diabetes
Sugar baby, no big deal: the upset of a type 1 diabetes diagnosis

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 21, Rui shares fear, stigma and resilience while learning to survive and thrive.
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Women scientist looking through microscope in laboratory doing cancer research.
Caring for diabetes
Diabetes and cancer: what’s the real connection?

How diabetes and cancer are linked, why cancer survivors face diabetes risk, and what new-onset diabetes may reveal about hidden cancers.
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This image captures a compassionate healthcare interaction in a community clinic setting. A young African male patient, dressed in a blue t-shirt, is seated at a wooden table while a female African doctor, wearing a white lab coat, gloves, and a stethoscope around her neck, conducts a blood glucose test using a lancet and glucometer. The doctor is focused and gentle as she pricks the patient's finger, while the young man observes calmly. Medical supplies, including medication bottles and testing tools, are visible on the table. In the background, other patients and clinic staff are engaged, suggesting a supportive, attentive healthcare environment.
Caring for diabetes
When type 1 diabetes is not autoimmune

YODA study reveals most African youth with type 1 diabetes lack autoimmune markers—challenging global diagnostic standards.
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