Prevent diabetes in good time: Eleven tips to prevent the disease and its possible consequences. In Germany, around 560,000 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year.
An estimated seven to eight million people in this country are affected by this chronic metabolic disease. Up to 80 percent of cases are caused by risk factors such as unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, stress, as well as regular alcohol consumption and smoking. Untreated diabetes can cause serious and permanent damage to the eyes (diabetic retinopathy), kidneys (including kidney failure) and nerves.