Diabetes is a disease that is slowly spreading, but its effects are devastating. It is the start of a bad journey that will get worse if not treated.

1. World Diabetes Day -
Why Do We Need
Multi-Lingual
Medical Pamphlets
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2. World Diabetes Day, a day when we stand together and try to
bring awareness about this disease. Granted, Diabetes needs no
introduction, but there are many people who are still unaware of
it, or they choose to ignore it. When I say Diabetes does not need
an introduction, I mean to draw attention to the fact that we all
know a person who has diabetes. Every single person has a
relative or friend who is diabetic. In every 11 adults, 1 adult is
diabetic i.e. 415 million people in this world are suffering from
diabetes.

3. By 2040, this count will be increased and in every 10 adults, 1
will be diabetic. This will take the official diabetic count to 642
million people. What is more alarming is the rate of infants born
with diabetes, in every 7 births, at least 1 baby is affected by
gestational diabetes. So the chances of these children living
fulfilling lives are not only dim, they will also have many
psychological effects that will impact their whole childhood.

4. Here Are Some More Scary Facts About
Diabetes.
• More than 2/3 of the African population is unaware of their diabetic condition.
They are still undiagnosed, which is the most dangerous condition.
• In Middle-East and North Africa, every 4 adults out of 10 have diabetes and it is
undiagnosed.
• Europe has the highest rate of children who has Type 1 Diabetes.
• In the North America and Caribbean region 1 out of every 8 adults is diagnosed
with diabetes.
• By the time it is 2040, South and Central America will see a 65% increase in
people who have diabetes.
• Western Pacific has 37% of the world’s adults who have diabetes.
• In South-East Asia, ¼ births happens when the mother is diagnosed with high
blood glucose.

5. This scary statistic is provided by the IDF
Diabetes Atlas. The best we can do is to create
an environment where everyone is aware of
Diabetes and its risks. And the best way to do
that is by creating multi-lingual medical
pamphlets and brochures.

6. Even though many countries have their own doctors and medical
staff, there are still many people who do not understand English,
and even if they do, they do not understand it properly. Having
multi-lingual medical pamphlets will allow them to understand
the drug better and then prescribe the right drug for the disease.

7. Here are some more benefits of multi-lingual
medical pamphlets.

8. Must Needed Information
These pamphlets have a much needed information about the
drug and how it must be administered. This will allow the
patients to use the drug in the way it must be administered. But
more importantly, this will provide necessary information to the
third world countries that are under developed. The doctors will
know when, why and how the drug should be administered. This
will help reduce the number of people dying of diabetes every
single day.

9. Decreasing Liability
In regions like the Caribbean, Africa and Middle East, there is a
big danger of inaccurate interpretation of English pamphlets
which leads to the wrong administration of the drug. This has
even led to death of the patient. Having multi-lingual pamphlet is
minimize the risk.

10. Increase Patient Awareness
The whole point of World Diabetes Day is to spread awareness
and bring information to people who are still unaware of the
dangers of diabetes. The medical brochures and pamphlets will
take the necessary information to the patients and the
translated literature will allow them to learn the risks and
benefits of the drug on their own.

11. Open Communication Channels
The patients will be aware of the hazards of diabetes and they
will be more prone to talk about their chances of getting the
disease. They will be more susceptible to get tested and get their
diagnoses. If they do not know about the risks, how are they
going to protect themselves?

12. Beyond the Pamphlets
Having multi-lingual content for everything related to medicine,
including medical devices, research equipment, healthcare
software and technical instruments like blood glucose monitors
will help people get the right medical attention for their diabetes
related problems. Most of the time, your diabetes affects your
other body parts like your kidneys. The doctors need to regularly
check your other organs and parts to make sure that they are
not affected by the disease.

13. Some of the tests the doctors suggest
include:
• Fasting Lipid Profile (LDL, Triglycerides, HDL, Total Cholesterol)
• Creatinine
• ALT and AST
• Glycohemoglobin A1C (HB A1C),
• Urine Complete Analysis
• Uric Acid

14. Having proper translated materials for these
tests and their equipment would help a lot.
Taking help of a translation service provider will
ensure that these manuals and directions are
delivered right on time.

15. Languages That Must Be a Part of Medical
Pamphlets:
In order to simplify the process, the medical pamphlets must
have these languages. These are the languages that are spoken
widely in the world.

16. • Mandarin or Chinese Simplified – number of speakers: 1,200 million
• English – number of speakers: 850 million
• Arabic – number of speakers: 490 million
• Spanish – number of speakers: 490 million
• Modern Standard Hindi – number of speakers: 380 million
• Bengali – number of speakers: 210 million
• Malay – number of speakers: 210 million
• Portuguese – number of speakers: 200 million
• Russian – number of speakers: 170 million
• French – number of speakers: 160 million
• Urdu – number of speakers: 160 million
• Japanese – number of speakers: 130 million

17. Having translated material in these languages
will be helpful. Medical translation services are
actively used all around the world, so using them
for Word Diabetes Day awareness will be even
better.