Diabetics help each other treat disease (4)

According to Chen, the population with diabetes in China increased from less than 1 percent in the early 1980s to nearly 10 percent in 2007.

"Through this project, we can reach out to senior people who have diabetes. But their children, in their 40s and 50s, the time when there is the greatest risk of getting the disorder, are usually too busy to take on training sessions," he said. "Hopefully, their parents can influence them on active prevention."