Even as Guyana joins the rest of the world in observing World Diabetes Day 2020 on Saturday, one local Endocrinologist is pleading with Guyanese to get serious about fighting obesity, a leading risk factor for diabetes. More in this report from Timeka Rodney.
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There is a growing prevalence of diabetes among adolescents which is often accompanied by obesity. One local doctor is urging persons below the age of twenty to first know their status then make the necessary life changes before it is too late. Temika Rodney has the details
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