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Over 82 crore people across the world have diabetes, out of which about a quarter are in India, according to findings of a study published by The Lancet journal on the eve of World Diabetes Day observed each year on November 14...
Researchers said that between 1990 and 2022, the rate of diabetes treatment stagnated in many developing countries and nearly 60 per cent of affected persons did not receive treatment in 2022..
"Our findings suggest there is an increasing share of people with diabetes, especially with untreated diabetes, living in low and middle-income countries," Jean Claude Mbanya of the University of Yaounde, who is among the authors of the study, said..
"Most people with untreated diabetes will not have received a diagnosis, therefore increasing detection of diabetes must be an urgent priority in countries with low levels of treatment," he added...
According to the study, the global diabetes rates doubled in men from 6.8 per cent in 1990 to 14.3 per cent in 2022, while in women these increased from 6.9 per cent to 13.9 per cent during this period...
