The number of persons with diabetes in Taiwan has doubled in this decade, and has, for the time being, surpassed more than a million, as a result of westernized diet habit and inactivity. This has imposed a tremendous threat on the overall health of people in Taiwan. In coming years, the proportion of adolescents and children with obesity is expected to increase continuously. This increase, along with the growth of the aging population, will lead to a further increase in the population with diabetes, rendering greater threat on people’s health and heavier burdens to Taiwan both economically and socially. With such a pressing issue bearing down upon society, it is important that we should learn to actively cope with it. Despite the fact that many relevant professional organizations have already been working on the issue for several years, the general public of Taiwan has barely recognized the seriousness of the threat of diabetes.
In this booklet, you will find the Taiwan Declaration on Diabetes and our 5-year plan of action, including our strategy, implementation methodology, and indicator of accomplishment in order to achieve the objective as proclaimed in the declaration. We also focus on certain relevant authorities and action groups to make our proposition, hoping that our entreaties would help to awaken the attention of the general public for diabetes. It is hoped that in the future, people with diabetes can live in a friendly environment and can receive better medical care so that they enjoy a healthy life physically, psychologically, and socially.
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