Prof AK Azad Khan, speaking at a workshop on Saturday, said he is expecting such an announcement next year when Bangladesh will celebrate ‘Mujib Year’. It's life-saving for them.”Diabetes in adults as a lifestyle disease or Type-2 diabetes is well-known in Bangladesh. But Type 1, insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. According to Prof Khan, of the total diabetic patients in Bangladesh, about 5 percent are such Type-1 diabetes. Bangladesh does not have national registry of diabetes patients, but estimates suggest there are 7 million people suffer from diabetes in the country.

Source: bd News24 October 12, 2019 14:15 UTC