A remarkable example of this is a report from socialist China. Teaching programs that led to lifestyle modifications including diet changes and physical activity with medication compliance reduced by at least one-third the severe DM cases. But this was successful only after literacy was vastly improved. It also proved that this can be done in the poorest areas with limited resources, but only if the population can read and write and pay attention to their health. That will take some doing.
Early detection is the key.
That is a major concern here at home as Washington is failing to keep pace with the ever-growing population that is living to an older age, when diabetes strikes with greater frequency. The need to protect Medicare and have Congress pass the proposal that will insure the aged have ready access to all prescription medicines is a number-one priority as the presidential election year 2000 is upon us.