SHARJAH//proper diet is the key to really reduce the rate of diabetes in the UAE, Emirates chief says Diabetes society.
"Very simple. Risk factors for Type 2 gene and obesity, "said Dr. Abdul Razak Al Madani ahead of World Diabetes Day today.
"Genetic they can't do anything about, but obesity-this is something that we can. We must avoid becoming fat.
"It's easy to tell patients to take medicine but after You tell them to avoid eating the food, they find that hard to follow."
The UAE has the second highest rate of diabetes in the world after the Pacific nation of Nauru, saying the World Health Organization (WHO).