It is estimated that over 19 million adults in Africa have diabetes, an enormous problem that Professor Jean Claude Mbanya, Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon, understands all too well. Here he takes us through the unique challenges and pitfalls of treating patients with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa.

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