Diabetes education still remains a critical area in the fight against the deadly disease in Barbados and other developing countries.This was the message delivered by President of the Diabetes and Hypertension Association of Barbados, Trudy Griffith, as she spoke during a church service held at James Street Methodist Church on Sunday in recognition of World Diabetes Day.Griffith, who revealed that this year’s theme for the day is Education to Protect Tomorrow, said education still remains important in the fight, given the high numbers of persons being reported with the disease yearly.“This year’s campaign focuses on the need for better access to quality diabetes education for health professionals and people living with diabetes; one in ten adults around the world now lives with diabetes… an estimated 537 million people. Almost half do not even know that they have diabetes.”
