Srilanka, Nov. 23 -- Panellists comprising medical experts on diabetes said over 80% of deaths in Sri Lanka are due to Non Communicable Diseases or commonly known as NCDs such as diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory diseases which cannot be cured but controlled.
Preventing and controlling diabetes which is a 'Silent Killer' the panellists said demand a complete change of lifestyle.
Speaking on the causes and preventive measures of diabetes at the the launch of the Union Assurance Suwamaga Impact Report 2025, President of the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka, Dr. Manilka Sumanatillake explained what diabetes is all about in layman's parlance and urged the media to take the message to the masses about the severity of the disease whic...