Diabetes, a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas
does not produce sufficient amounts of insulin. Insulin is a hormone that
regulates the level of sugar in the blood. And the high level of sugar in the
blood of a common effect of diabetes and over time leads to serious diseases especially
the nerves and blood vessels.
The number of people with diabetes exceeds 347 million people worldwide, reports shows that in 2004; 3.4 million died as a result of high blood sugar. World Health Organization predicts that diabetes deaths will double in the between 2014 and 2030.
There are some good news for patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia who have
been waiting for decades to eradicate this chronic disease. A drug company (Merck Serono) for pharmaceutical and biotechnology launched Jlukovaj X-R which is
considered the latest cure that has been
discovered for diabetes in the Saudi markets.
The latest modern techniques in the treatment of type II
diabetes, Jlukovaj X-R 5 composition,
which is taken once a day, and aims to simplify
the dosing schedule and make the most of the Metformin than the traditional
drugs.
A seminar was held in Jeddah, and was attended by doctors
from all over the region, to discuss, if the
patients can afford it? And the ways to subsidize the patients . It is
estimated that approximately between 20 and 25% of the population suffer from
diabetes in Saudi Arabia.