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An isolated Denmark study said that the diabetic rate has
increased because of increase in life expectancy.
However, Roglic said that treatment was necessarily
increasing lifespan for a substantial population.
Roglic was appreciative of India's efforts to address the
high incidence of diabetes. She pointed out that
non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes,
cardiac disease, and some forms of cancer shared risk
factors and methods of treatment. She bemoaned the
lack of knowledge of NCDs and recommended
"prevention" has shown "to be the
effective, possible, and simple solution.
Roglic inaugurated the Indian network for NCD initiated by
Dr. V. Mohan of the M.V. Diabetes Research Foundation
(MDRF) in Chennai.
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