Africa's Noncommunicable Disease Crisis

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Diabetes Is Rising in Africa. Could It Lead to New Breakthroughs?

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Around 700 policymakers, academics, and philanthropists convened in Kigali , Rwanda , to discuss the alarming rise of noncommunicable diseases in the region.

The number of people in sub-Saharan Africa with type 2 diabetes rose from 4 million in 1980 to 23.6 million in 2021 , with projections suggesting these cases will more than double to 54.9 million by 2045 .

African men also appear to be particularly at risk of the disease.

Using fasting plasma glucose as a way of diagnosing type 2 diabetes in African women tends to be ineffective.

Instead of liver fat, many cases are being driven by an impaired ability to clear insulin from the bloodstream, causing people to already have abnormally high insulin levels.

Understanding why sub-Saharan African women seem to be more resilient to gaining liver fat could lead to the development of drugs that can improve metabolic health in other ethnic groups.

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