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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Martin Farrer and Xiaoquan Zhu

‘I should eat more vegetables’: living with diabetes in rural China

A farmer sits on filled sacks while harvesting wheat in a field in Zhengzhou in China's Henan province
A farmer harvests wheat in a field in Zhengzhou in China’s Henan province. Western-style health issues such as diabetes have boomed at an astonishing rate along with the country’s economic miracle. Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

Li, a retired farmer who lives in Henan province in central China, has type 2 diabetes. The condition is manageable but comes with large out-of-pocket expenses, a common feature for people in China, especially those who, like Li, live in rural areas and don’t have the best insurance policies.

Li doesn’t like to complain too much, though, and says his children help him with the bills.

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