Amman (INA) - Endocrinology and diabetes consultant at Jordan's Istiqlal Hospital, Dr. Khalil Al-Soatari, said: Diabetes affects 15 percent of the Jordanian population, and 14 percent of the Jordanian population has latent diabetes or pre-diabetes. This came during a specialized symposium organized by the Jordanian Society for Scientific Research yesterday evening, Sunday, and moderated by the President of the Society, Dr. Anwar Al-Batikhi, entitled Developments in diabetes and its prevalence in Jordan. Dr. Al-Soatari added: Diabetes is one of the biggest challenges in the medical field that affects 347 million people worldwide, according to the latest statistics, and is expected to be the seventh leading cause of death by 2030. He indicated, according to what was reported by Petra, that treatment Diabetes has witnessed a great development in recent years with the aim of improving insulin deficiency with fewer side effects, and many drugs have been developed, whether by mouth, such as Janumet, Galvus mate, and Tragenta, or by injection. (End) Pm / h p
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