World Diabetes Day 2024: India is called the capital of diabetes, the new research of The Lancet has also reinforced this fact. Especially among the youth, this disease is spreading rapidly. 

Untreated Diabetes Patient In India: India has the highest number of people with untreated diabetes, this has been said on the basis of a study published in 'The Lancet' medical journal. According to this research, an estimated 828 million adults (aged 18 years and older) had diabetes in the year 2022. More than a quarter (212 million) of these lived in India, followed by 148 million in China, 42 million in the US, 36 million in Pakistan, 25 million in Indonesia and 22 million in Brazil.

Study conducted in 200 countries

The study was conducted by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. A global network of health scientists that provides rigorous and timely data on risk factors for non-communicable diseases for 200 countries and territories with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Professor Majid Ezzati, senior author at Imperial College London, said the study points to global disparities in diabetes, with treatment rates stagnating in many low- and middle-income countries, where the number of adults with diabetes is increasing drastically.

Professor Majid Ezzati said, "This is worrying because people with diabetes in low-income countries are younger and at risk of life-long complications due to lack of effective treatment – including immutation (loss of a body part), heart disease, kidney damage or vision loss." Or in some cases, premature death."

According to this study, between 1990 and 2022, the global diabetes rate doubled in men (6.8% to 14.3%) and women (from 6.9% to 13.9%). Low and middle-income countries saw the largest increases, while some high-income countries, such as Japan, Canada, and some countries in Western Europe such as France, Spain and Denmark, saw no change in diabetes rates over the past three decades, or even saw little decreases.

Researchers said that diabetes rates in both women and men in India almost doubled. Among women, it increased from 11.9% in 1990 to 24% in 2022. Among men, it increased from 11.3% to 21.4% in the same period. Comparatively, treatment coverage for both genders increased only marginally. Between 1990 and 2022, there was an increase from 21.6% to 27.8% among women and from 25.3% to 29.3% among men.

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