are affected by diabetes an equal number of people are on the threshold with Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) or pre-diabetic stage. The estimate is expected to double in the next 15 years. The explosion of diabetes in the region is attributed primarily to the rapid economic growth, wide spread urbanization, westernized lifestyle, and sedentary life. Diabetes ranks top on the regions health care concerns and diabetes education efforts are in full swing across the region.

Diabetes Positive Living – healthy living with diabetes, is a social initiative by Emirates Diabetes Society & TMG Middle East. Diabetes Positive Living is published as an information…………

Diabetes positive Living is published as an information weapon against the growing incidence of diabetes in the Arabian Gulf region that affects the human capital, productivity and drains out the national budgets in treating millions of people. Diabetes Positive Living delivers on the core values of Educate, Empower and Enrich and provides inspiration, motivation and encouragement to people living with diabetes and advocate healthy lifestyle as the prevention tool.

Diabetes Positive Living brings the world’s leading and probably the best diabetic educators and writers under its umbrella to provide educational, inspirational, motivational advises to those living with diabetes or for the just diagnosed.

Written in Arabic and English languages for the spiralling number of people with diabetes who want to know more about controlling and managing their diabetes, Diabetes Positive Living readers are provided with up to date and authentic information on nutrition, exercises, self management, medical, how to topics to address the day to day and long term concerns of people with diabetes.