SRI LANKA, Aug. 23 -- Diabetes is not in any way a novel topic for our country. Currently, around 1 out of every 12 adults in Sri Lanka is suffering from diabetes according to statistics. Most of our readers know about how an unhealthy lifestyle can cause diabetes, which is a lifelong disease. But it is not only adults that can develop diabetes. Children can also develop diabetes for various reasons and the number of children getting diagnosed with diabetes is going up with each passing year. So, today in Health Capsule, we decided to talk about diabetes in children. Joining with us is Dr. Prasad Katulanda, Consultant Endocrinologist and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.
Action of Insulin
For the maintenance of our bodily ...