Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa

As deaths from diabetes start to rival those from infectious threats like malaria, a new form of the condition linked to malnutrition is surfacing in patients who can afford neither screening nor care.Habiba Sali, right, a nurse in the endocrinology department of the Maroua Regional Hospital in the far north region of Cameroon, took the vital signs of patient Aminatou Mana during a regular checkup.