17 Mar 2021

Pacifica twice as likely to suffer from Type-2 diabetes

From , 6:02 am on 17 March 2021

Pacific people in Aotearoa are twice as likely as the rest of the population to suffer from Type-2 diabetes.

If nothing is done to arrest the growth of the disease, one in four Pasifika are projected to suffer from it by 2040.

These are the findings of a new report released at Parliament last night, but there is some good news, as Dominic Godfrey reports.

Diabetics must monitor their blood sugar levels frequently.

Diabetics must monitor their blood sugar levels frequently. Photo: AFP

 

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