Doctor Explains | Diabetes risk growing in India, the good news is it’s preventable — here’s how – Firstpost

Doctor Explains | Diabetes risk growing in India, the good news is it’s preventable — here’s how – Firstpost

India has one-fourth of the world’s diabetes patients, according to a study published on the eve of the World Diabetes Day (November 14). India currently has 26 per cent of the world’s diabetes patients at 212 million (21.2 crore), according to the study by NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, an international collective of health scientists. The … Read more

WHO raises alarm over rising cases of diabetes globally

WHO raises alarm over rising cases of diabetes globally

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in a statement on Wednesday has raised an alarm over the skyrocketing number of diabetes cases worldwide. The global health body noted that global diabetes cases have skyrocketed, exceeding 800 million adults, a four-fold increase since 1990, as revealed in a recent study published in The Lancet on World Diabetes … Read more

Study in Lancet – Firstpost

Study in Lancet – Firstpost

The groundbreaking international study found that the rates of diabetes in adults doubled from about 7 per cent to about 14 per cent from 1990 to 2022 read more A new study by Lancet found that the number of people suffering from diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years to more than 800 million … Read more

How India became the world’s ‘capital of untreated diabetics’ – Firstpost

How India became the world’s ‘capital of untreated diabetics’ – Firstpost

India is already infamous as the ‘diabetes capital of the world’. A recent report published in The Lancet has made another concerning revelation – not only did India account for the highest number of diabetics in 2022 but it also had the most cases of untreated diabetes worldwide. The study, conducted by the NCD Risk … Read more

How urban diets and artificial sweeteners are raising global diabetes risk – Firstpost

How urban diets and artificial sweeteners are raising global diabetes risk – Firstpost

On World Diabetes Day, learn about diabetes symptoms, prevention strategies and the need for proactive lifestyle changes. Factors such as poor dietary habits, a heavy reliance on processed foods and misconceptions surrounding artificial sweeteners significantly contribute to the increasing global diabetes rates. read more A staggering 422 million people worldwide are grappling with diabetes, with … Read more

Common diabetes drug may lower dementia risk, study shows | India News

Common diabetes drug may lower dementia risk, study shows | India News

NEW DELHI: A common diabetes drug could prevent dementia, with a longer treatment being related with more benefits, a study on Korean population has suggested. In over two lakh adults aged 40-69 years and having type 2 diabetes, researchers found a 35 per cent reduced risk of dementia associated with taking SGLT-2 inhibitors compared with … Read more