diabetes

Natural Diabetes Remedies Big Pharma Won’t Tell You

August 1, 2025 3:38 am

By
Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert

Executive Summary

Diabetes mellitus—especially type 2 diabetes (T2D)—is a rapidly escalating global health crisis, driven by a combination of insulin resistance, beta-cell dysfunction, genetic predisposition, and lifestyle factors. It is a leading cause of morbidity and premature mortality worldwide, yet mounting evidence shows that its onset can be delayed, its progression slowed, and in some cases, early-stage disease can be put into remission.

This 12-part series presents a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for diabetes prevention, management, and future directions, drawing on the …

WHO Moves To Tackle Rampant Rise Of Diabetes

April 15, 2021 1:37 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday announced that it would be turning its spotlight on the insulin market — and its domination by three Big Pharma giants in a move that seeks to tackle the rapid rise of diabetes.

The WHO joined the world to mark the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of insulin by launching a new Global Diabetes Compact aimed at boosting efforts to prevent diabetes and giving access to treatment to everyone who needs it.Speaking on Wednesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said; ‘The need to take urgent action on diabetes is clearer than ever’.Speaking

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Lack Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Could Lead To Diabetes

January 8, 2020 1:17 pm

A medical expert, Dr Bala Abawa, says lack of exclusive breastfeeding in the baby’s first six months can expose them to the risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus later in life.

Abawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Jos, that breast milk contains antibodies which could prevent infections such as diarrhoea, caused by bacteria and viruses.

“The baby before six months is not capable of producing immunoglobulin; that is antibodies. The first breast milk called colostrum, contains it to fight such infections,” he explained.

According …

World Diabetes Day: Expert Advises Parents To Reduce Sugar

November 14, 2019 2:11 pm

Dr Nwaome Nwaogu, a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, advised parents to moderate sugar and refined carbs given to children to avoid being diabetic.

Nwaogu, a member of the Ask the Paediatrician Foundation, an NGO, gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday, in commemoration of the World Diabetes Day, annually celebrated on Nov. 14 to raise awareness about diabetes, its prevention, complications and care for people living with the condition.

The theme of the 2019 celebration is “Family and Diabetes”, aimed at raising more awareness on impact of the disease on families and …

I’ve Been Living With Diabetes For Over 30 Years – Obasanjo

November 13, 2019 3:28 am

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday morning led hundreds of people on road walk for diabetes awareness … The significance of this public awareness, championed by a national figure and a former president, cannot be overemphasised. This public declaration by Obasanjo, about his health, when other public figures and politicians would hardly do so, provided more information on diabetes. Another interesting part of that day was when, the former chairman of Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN), Professor Sunny Chieneye, in a lecture titled ‘Women and Diabetic: Our Right to Healthy Living’, called for concerted efforts to check the menace of …

10m Nigerians Living With Diabetes

November 4, 2019 11:53 am

The Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) has said about 10 million people were living with the disease in the country.

National President of the association, Dr. Alkali Mohammed, who is also the Chief Medical Director, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, stated this at a town hall meeting organised by the Katsina State chapter of the diabetes association.

“The disturbing aspect is that a number of people walk about without the knowledge that they have diabetes,” said Mohammed who described the disease as a leading non-communicable disease, projected to afflict 522 million people globally by 2030.

He said DAN was …