Overview
- Hospitals, municipalities and universities are running free risk tests, glucose checks and education sessions from November 13 to 15, with primary-care teams routinely using the FINDRISC tool to flag high-risk adults.
- Specialists report that about half of people with type 2 diabetes may be undiagnosed, urging community testing and workplace awareness as events roll out across Spain, Argentina, Italy and Mexico.
- Clinicians warn of a rise in type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents linked to obesity, poor diet and sedentary screen time, which increases lifetime complication risks when disease starts early.
- Cardiovascular and renal damage remains widespread, with up to 32% and 40% of people with diabetes affected respectively, and as many as 80% of deaths in this population tied to cardiovascular causes.
- In Galicia, a patient group is pressing the regional health service to enable population screening, add school nurses and seek compassionate use of teplizumab, which is authorized in the U.S. and awaiting an EU decision.