Diabetes

Diabetes: Facts and Statistics

In the beginning of the 20th century, diabetes was virtually unknown in Africa. Today, only one century later, more than 10 million people are suffering from diabetes in the African Region, and this figure is expected to rise to almost 20 million by 2025. Many people, including children, die from lack of insulin, and it is likely that many die of it before even being diagnosed, let alone treated. Still more suffer the debilitating consequences of it such as amputation and blindness.
Although the rest of the world is also experiencing a global epidemic of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, the biggest growth rate and impact of these diseases will be in developing countries

Diabetes is already a major public health problem in Africa, and of life lost each year based on World Health Organization (WHO) figures.
• The world spends at least USD $232 billion to treat and prevent diabetes and its complications. By 2025, this lower-bound estimate will exceed US $302.5 billion.
• Diabetes is the 6th cause of mortality world wide and the first cause of blindness for those between the age of 20 and 70.
• Diabetes causes more than 3.8 million deaths worldwide—about 6% of total global mortality (similar to HIV/AIDS). This translates into more than 25 million years 1 2 its impact is bound to increase significantly if nothing is done to curb the rising rate of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), which now exceeds 16% in some countries.
• Over 246 million people worldwide are affected by unhealthy blood sugar levels—up from 194 million in 2003.

Giving new hope to the millions of people who suffer from blood sugar
metabolism disorders. Diabetes has negative effects on your body. Insulin is vital to keep your blood sugar under control and to help with carbohydrate breakdown, fat burning and energy production. Unbalanced blood sugar, due to insulin deficiency or resistance, can weaken digestion, raise cholesterol and triglycerides, lead to memory and mood problems, make it difficult to lose weight, drain your energy, impair vision and strain your arteries, heart and gallbladder.

Herbal supplements have been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to lower blood sugar naturally. Now clinical studies have confirmed that these ancient ingredients are highly effective in regulating blood sugar, which supports their use in nutritional health supplements. NG4L offers 100% safe, natural and effective formulas to help control blood sugar; supplement deficient minerals and vitamins and prevent deficiency; and help fight oxidative stress, reducing the risk of complications like adult blindness, limb amputation, kidney disease and nerve damage.