Diabetes in India: India is called the diabetes capital. About a quarter of the world’s diabetics live here. Most of these people are those whose diabetes has never been treated. This shocking revelation was made in a study published in the medical journal “The Lancet”. According to this report, in 2022, around 828 million people over the age of 18 worldwide were affected by diabetes.
Of these, more than a quarter, or about 212 million, were in India, followed by China (148 million), America (42 million), Pakistan (36 million), Indonesia (25 million) and Brazil (22 million). Tell us about this study and the risk of diabetes in the country…
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How many countries were studied?
This study conducted by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration was supported by the World Health Organization (WHO). 200 countries were included in this study. Lead author Professor Majid Ezzati from Imperial College London said the study reveals disparities in diabetes around the world.
In many low- and middle-income countries, the treatment rate is very slow or has stopped in one place, leading to a continuous increase in the number of diabetic patients. He said it is worrying that due to the lack of treatment in these countries, serious problems are increasing in the lives of many patients. Due to this, any part of the body is damaged, heart disease, kidney damage or eye problems occur. In some cases, there is even a risk of premature death.
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Diabetes rates have increased
In this study, it was shown that the number of diabetic patients worldwide is constantly increasing. In 32 years, from 1990 to 2022, the number of men with diabetes has increased from 6.8% to 14.3%. Among women, this figure increased from 6.9% to 13.9%. This means that the risk of diabetes is increasing twice as fast worldwide. The highest risk was observed in low- and middle-income countries. In some high-income countries such as Japan, Canada, France, Spain and Denmark, diabetes rates have remained unchanged or declined slightly over the past three decades.
Who is most at risk of diabetes in India?
This study found that the risk of diabetes increases equally rapidly among men and women in India. While this rate among women was 11.9% in 1990, it increased to 24% in 2022. At the same time, the share of men increased from 11.3% to 21.4%. This means that there was no significant increase in gender, but there was a slight change in the treatment rate among them. In such a situation, everyone should be careful, worried and aware about diabetes.
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