2015-05-08

The Diabetes Burden in Bangladesh: Analysis and Hope

Shusmita Khan

Abstract

The rapid escalation of the prevalence of specific chronic diseases like diabetes has been ahigh incident in low-income countries like Bangladesh. This document has been prepared throughextensive reviewing of published articles to manifest some key possible causes for which maybe have triggered this raise. Despite of vertical focus on tackling under-nutrition; still a largeproportion of Bangladeshi children and mother are underweight, becoming the victim of metabolicdisorders. The trend of over nutrition among women is also on the rise making these women under therisk of being diabetic. In addition rapid urbanization, stress, harmful use of tobacco, modern lifestyle and longer life expectancy are also acting as enabling factor to this problem. To tackle thisoverwhelming burden, there is still lack of prioritization both from government and development agencies.This shows both the missing link in action and the ways to change the course of tomorrow.