1.0MSD Belgiumhttps://www.msd-belgium.be/enmclaessenhttps://www.msd-belgium.be/en/author/mclaessen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7EZnHc28qW"><a href="https://www.msd-belgium.be/en/research/areas-of-focus/diabetes/">Diabetes</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.msd-belgium.be/en/research/areas-of-focus/diabetes/embed/#?secret=7EZnHc28qW" width="600" height="338" title="“Diabetes” — MSD Belgium" data-secret="7EZnHc28qW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> According to WHO, 422 million people are diabetic worldwide. In Belgium, the number of diabetics is estimated at more than 700,000 people, some of whom are not even aware that they have the disease1. Figures that could double in twenty years if we do not adopt a healthier lifestyle. Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for […]