Medics are sounding the alarm on diabetes, with one in seven people in Bahrain currently suffering from the disease, a top forum has heard.
The shocking figure, which has made Bahrain one of the countries most affected by diabetes globally, has prompted a nationwide mobile awareness campaign to educate young children about healthy lifestyle habits.
This was highlighted yesterday during the opening of the Bahrain Diabetes Conference and Global Diabetic Foot Course 2025, which is taking place at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel in Manama until Sunday.
Supreme Council of Health (SCH) chairman Lieutenant General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, who inaugurated the conference, reaffirmed Bahrain’s commitment to combating diabetes and improving the quality of life for individuals living with the condition.
“Statistics indicate that 15 per cent of the population is living with diabetes,” he said.
“Patients must be educated on how to effectively manage the disease, as poor control can lead to severe complications such as diabetic foot.”
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