1、novo nordiskANNUALREPORT2017A STRATEGY TODRIVE CHANGE FORPATIENTS LIVESRAISING THEINNOVATION HEIGHTGOOD DIABETESCARE REQUIRESMORE THAN BLOODGLUCOSE CONTROLWHY SOME PEOPLEWITH OBESITY NEEDMEDICAL TREATMENTIM VERY FOCUSED ON IMPROVING MY HEALTH WITH DIET CONTROL,EXERCISE,FOLLOWING MY MEDICATION DIRECT
2、IONS FROM MY DOCTOR AND THINKING POSITIVE THOUGHTS.MY MATERNAL GREAT-GRANDMOTHER LIVED UNTIL SHE WAS 103 YEARS OLD AND SHE WAS VERY HEALTHY I WANT TO BE HER!SHIRLEY ADELIA STEWARTShirley Adelia Stewart lives in New Orleans,Louisiana,US,and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when she was 40 years old
3、.Both of her parents died from complications with diabetes,and all her seven brothers and sisters have also been identified as having type 2 diabetes.Shirley is 68 years old,is an arts and music teacher of elementary school children,a member of the New Orleans Opera House Chorus and a diligent soloi
4、st in her neigh-bourhood churches.The patients portrayed in this Annual Report have participated of their own accord and solely to express their personal opinions on topics referred to in the articles in which they appear,which do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Novo Nordisk.Use of
5、 their pictures as illustrations is in no way intended to associate them with the promotion of any Novo Nordisk products.CONTENTSACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RESULTS 201701 Letter from the Chairman02 Letter from the CEO04 Novo Nordisk at a glance06 2017 performance and 2018 outlook14 Performance highlightsOU
6、R BUSINESS16 Leading the Novo Nordisk Way18 A strategy to improve patients lives20 Raising the innovation height22 Pipeline overview24 Good diabetes care requires more than blood glucose control26 It takes more than medicine to defeat diabetes28 Why some people with obesity need medical treatment30