On World Diabetes Day, former cricketer Wasim Akram has raised concerns about the increasing number of diabetic people in Pakistan and said it is the time to fight against it.
Akram took over social media and said, more than one-quarter of Pakistan’s population is diabetic.
“It’s very concerning that diabetes affects more than one quarter of the whole population of Pakistan,” he tweeted.
Akram was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 30. Since then, he is active in raising awareness about diabetes and its prevention.
According to a report issued by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Pakistan is now among the top 10 countries in the world for an absolute increase in diabetes prevalence. In 2019, over 19 million adults in Pakistan are diabetic.
