Abstract for: Modeling Diabetes Prevalence in the UAE

In the last two decades the UAE population is suffering from the increasing levels of the type-two diabetes. In contrast to diabetes type-one, type-two develops gradually from unhealthy lifestyle choices and can be prevented by primarily adjusting these factors. Nevertheless, if no actions are taken, the percentage of people suffering from diabetes will continue to increase in the near future. This paper presents a system dynamics model as an analytic tool that captures the current situation in the UAE and assesses the prevalence of diabetes type-two under a set of potential health-related policy options that are intended to control the disease.