Diabetes has its day on stage
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>' <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="medications">medications</span>, <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span>, <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="innovative">innovative</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Diabetes">Diabetes</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> (<span word="Nov">Nov</span> 14), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="Friendship">Friendship</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Diabetes">Diabetes</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Wenying">Wenying</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diabetic">diabetic</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> 11.6 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1980 <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diabetic">diabetic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001 <span word="and">and</span> 9.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Diabetes">Diabetes</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="lectures">lectures</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="organizes">organizes</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endocrinology">endocrinology</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proactive">proactive</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Fang">Fang</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p>
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