More Than 100 Million People In India Are Diabetic

A new study published in lancet has found that more than 100 million people in India – 11.4% of the country’s population – are living with diabetes.

The study commissioned by the health ministry also found that 136 million people – or 15.3% of the people – were living with pre-diabetes.

Diabetes is a disorder in which the pancreas is unable to produce insulin.

The latest study, denotes that in the lancet diabetes and endocrinology, is likely to be the first to comprehensively.

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Researchers said they found that the prevalence of diabetes in india’s population was much higher than previously estimated.

The study warned of a sharp rise in diabetes in states like uttar pradesh, madhya pradesh, bihar and arunachal pradesh where the prevalence was lower.