Diabetes - A Lucrative Disease, The Diabetes Business: DW Documentary [View all]

- DW/Deutsche Welle, a German public broadcast service, 2022.

- Description (YouTube). In our modern consumer society, type 2 diabetes has become a widespread disease. Companies are developing drugs that are increasingly expensive but not necessarily more effective. Health authorities are powerless. Diabetes is spreading rapidly, all over the world. The disease destroys lives and puts a strain on public budgets.

The UN is calling on governments to take action. Diabetes is proof that modern societies are incapable of adequately treating chronic disease. It affects around 430 million people worldwide with 2 main metabolic disorders falling under the name diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that must be treated with lifelong doses of insulin, while type 2 can develop when a person's diet is too high in fat and sugar and they do not engage in enough physical activity.

With turnover of $46 billion, diabetes is a massive and extremely lucrative market. Constantly promised miracle cures have not led to satisfactory treament, with patients either taking too many drugs or no longer being able to afford them. It's a desperate situation, and the only ones benefiting seem to be pharmaceutical companies..
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