Knowledge and Practices for Healthy Lifestyle among Diabetics in Bahawalpur

Abstract

Diabetes is a heterogeneous group of disease characterized by chronic elevation of glucose in blood. Diabetes is the leading cause of end stage renal disease, adult onset blindness and non- traumatic lower extremity amputationworldwide, resulting from atherosclerosis of the arteries. According to WHOestimation in 2010 there were globally 285 million people (approximately 6.4%of adult population) suffering from diabetes. The number is increased to 422 million in 2014 .Ageing and obesity are two main reasons for increase where-as genetics also play an important role.