THERE were 3.9 million Filipino adults with diabetes in 2020, according to the latest data from the International Diabetes Federation, an umbrella organization of over 240 national diabetes associations in 168 countries and territories. Diabetes was also among the leading causes of death in the country, according to the Department of Health.

Diabetes was a chronic health condition that occurred either when the pancreas didn't produce enough insulin or when the body couldn't effectively use the insulin it produced. Insulin was a hormone that regulated blood sugar.

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