There are now more people living with diabetes in Asia
than elsewhere and India is among the list of top five countries with
the most diabetes sufferers in 2009, organisers of World Diabetes Day
have said quoting World Health Organisation (WHO) figures.
According
to them, more than 347 million people suffer from diabetes worldwide.
Since diabetes can be silent and symptoms can easily go unnoticed, early
detection and good management can prevent complications.
International
Diabetes Foundation indicates that the top five countries with the most
diabetes sufferers in 2009 were: India 50.8 million, China 43.1
million, USA 26.8 million, Russia 9.6 million and Brazil 7.6 million.
It
is predicted that the number of adults affected by diabetes will almost
double from 32.6 million to 51.7 million in 2030 in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region.
World Diabetes Day
raises global awareness of diabetes, its escalating rates around the
world and how to prevent the illness and how it is managed.
Started
by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the WHO, it is
celebrated on November 14 to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who,
along with Charles Best, was instrumental in the discovery of insulin
in 1922, a life-saving treatment for diabetes patients.
Long-term
effects of diabetes can include blindness, gangrene, renal failure and
heart disease. Globally diabetes is consuming an ever greater portion of
medical costs, accounting for approximately 10 per cent of all health
care spending according to the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical
Practice in 2010.
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