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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Richard Branson and Virgin Unite have launched a new study aimed at reversing Type 2 Diabetes.
“The Caribbean, where I’ve been living for nearly four decades now, has become a major battleground in the fight against Type 2 Diabetes,” blogged Branson. "It is an incredible serious issue here, with around one in five adults suffering from Type 2 Diabetes, which occurs when the body can’t produce enough insulin or when the insulin produced does not work properly. It affects the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys – I’ve seen somebody lose a leg from it, and older people lose their lives.
“Already, the impacts on fragile health infrastructures are being felt. That’s why Virgin Unite, our foundation, is launching the Barbados Diabetes Reversal Study (BDRS), in partnership with the Diabetes Association of Barbados and the Barbados Diabetes Foundation.
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/13046-richard-branson-launches-study-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes
“The Caribbean, where I’ve been living for nearly four decades now, has become a major battleground in the fight against Type 2 Diabetes,” blogged Branson. "It is an incredible serious issue here, with around one in five adults suffering from Type 2 Diabetes, which occurs when the body can’t produce enough insulin or when the insulin produced does not work properly. It affects the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys – I’ve seen somebody lose a leg from it, and older people lose their lives.
“Already, the impacts on fragile health infrastructures are being felt. That’s why Virgin Unite, our foundation, is launching the Barbados Diabetes Reversal Study (BDRS), in partnership with the Diabetes Association of Barbados and the Barbados Diabetes Foundation.
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/13046-richard-branson-launches-study-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes