Diabetic patients in Fiji continue to increase

    SUVA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Some 300 diabetes¹ patients（有耐心的） undergo amputations every year in Fiji and the trend is worrying the authorities.
    This is according to research carried out by the country's Physiotherapy Associations which shows that majority of these amputations occur in the 40 to 60 age group, physiotherapist Lusia Tikolevu told radio FijiVillage website on Monday.
    Tikolevu said that they are trying to formulate² a protocol³ for physicist⁴ to better understand diabetes in Fiji.
    A visit to the Colonial War Memorial（战争纪念碑） Hospital in Fiji's capital city of Suva by Xinhua reporter reveals the increasing number of bed ridden patients affected⁵ by diabetes in wards⁶.
    Tikolevu said that diabetes is a prevalent disease and needs the involvement of the whole community for a successful preventative measures.
    Shocking figures show four out of every 10 people in Fiji have diabetes, putting it amongst the highest in the world.
    The Fred Hollows Foundation in New Zealand that completed the first survey of its kind in Fiji also showed the diabetic rate in the island nation is four times more than in New Zealand.
    The survey across 34 communities in Fiji found 40 percent of the people have diabetes.
    "When we found out that 40 percent of the population had diabetes the scope and the depth of the problem just hit us. The impact in terms of costs family aspects, economic issues its just going to be staggering," says Doctor Tom Schaefer from the New Zealand foundation.
    The survey results also showed a third of those with diabetes did not know they had the disease and women were almost twice as likely as men to have it.
    The magnitude of the problem is worrying for a health system which has committed staff but little resources.
    "The cost of medication alone is going to outstrip⁷ the ability of any health system to do it," says Schaefer.
    The existence of the sugar cane⁸ industry in the island nation may be a contributing factor to the high level of diabetics.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

2 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

3 protocol   

n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。

4 physicist   

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
• The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 wards   

区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态

参考例句：

• This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
• It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。

7 outstrip   

v.超过，跑过

参考例句：

• He can outstrip his friend both in sports and in studies.他能在体育和学习方面胜过他的朋友。
• It is possible for us to outstrip the advanced countries in the world.我们能超过世界上先进的国家。

8 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。