Pakistan, Oct. 13 -- Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington University

Interventional Cardiologist practicing in the United States and Dubai at Zulekha Hospital

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Founder, The Fayaz Shawl Philanthropic Foundation

Pakistan now has the highest rate of diabetes in the world. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that 34.5 million Pakistani adults were living with diabetes in 2024, an age-adjusted prevalence of 31.4 per cent, or close to one adult in three. Only three countries have more adults with diabetes. About 9.3 million of those affected, more than one in four, have not been diagnosed, and more than 10 million other adults have impaired fasting glucose, a stage that often comes befo...