Study Published on Diabetes in The Lancet Journal: Most of the people in India are suffering from diabetes. A new study published in The Lancet Medical Journal has revealed many information about India, which is worrying. According to the report of The Lancet, diabetes patients in India are not being treated. According to the study, in 2022, about 828 million adults (18 years of age or older) in the world had diabetes. Out of which more than a quarter, about 21.2 crore diabetes patients lived in India. After this, the list of countries with the highest number of diabetic patients includes China with 14.8 crores, America with 4.2 crores, Pakistan with 3.6 crores, Indonesia with 2.5 crores and Brazil with 2.2 crores.
This study was done by NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-Risk). It is a global network of health scientists that, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), provides critical data on the drivers of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for 200 countries and territories.
Increasing number of diabetes sufferers among adults
Senior author Professor Majid Ejati, of Imperial College London, said the study highlights growing global inequalities in diabetes. It said that the number of diabetes sufferers among adults is increasing in many small and middle income countries. Ejati said that this is a matter of great concern. Because youth in low-income countries are suffering from diabetes and their lives are in danger due to lack of treatment.
According to the study, the risk of diabetes has doubled in men (6.8% to 14.3%) and women (6.9% to 13.9%) between 1990 and 2022. Its greatest impact was seen in low and middle income countries. While some high-income countries (Japan, Canada, and France, Spain, and Denmark of Western Europe) saw only a modest decline in the incidence of diabetes over the past three decades.
What is the condition of diabetes patients in India?
In the study, researchers have given worrying information about the condition of diabetes patients in India. The number of diabetes sufferers among women and men in India has almost doubled. The rate for women was 11.9% in 1990, which has increased to 24% in 2022. At the same time, during this period this rate in men has increased from 11.3% to 21.4%. Whereas there has been a slight increase regarding its treatment.
Dr Sachin Kumar Jain, Professor and HOD, Department of Endocrinology, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, said India’s diabetes situation is a grim reality and highlights a pressing public health challenge.