World Health Day: India Among Top 3 Countries With High Diabetic Population
After tightening laws on tobacco and alcohol, experts now want a high tax on sugary drinks as they cause a sugar high that leads to insulin resistance. Ahead of World Health Day (April 7), the Lancet study (to be published online late tonight) said there is a fourfold rise in the number of diabetics – from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 and half of them live in India, China, USA, Brazil and Indonesia. According to the Lancet study, China, India and USA are among the top three countries with a high number of diabetic population. While the numbers climbed from 20.4 million in China in 1980 to 102.9 million in 2014, the rise has been equally dramatic in India from 11.9 million in 1980 to 64.5 million in India. Prevalence of diabetes has more than doubled for men in India and China (3.7 per cent to 9.1 per cent in India and 3.5 per cent to 9.9 per cent in China). It has also increased by 50 per cent among women in China (5.0 per cent to 7.6 per cent) and 80 per cent among women in India (4.6 per cent to 8.3 per cent). Dietary patterns must change, with more fibre and protein and less of sugar and starches in the diet. A high tax on sugary drinks is needed, as they cause a sugar high that leads to insulin resistance, Dr K Srinath Reddy, President of Public Health Foundation of India told The Indian Express. The government launched an adult screening programme for diabetes and hypertension in some districts, but it has had an inadequate response. Unless early detection and effective treatment become a part of routinely available primary health services, we will fail in protecting persons with diabetes from having serious complications. Urban planning must support safe and pleasurable physical activity, especially active commuting. Public education on the prevent Continue reading >>
Epidemiology Of Diabetes Mellitus
Prevalence (per 1,000 inhabitants) of diabetes worldwide in 2000 - world average was 2.8%. no data ≤ 7.5 7.5–15 15–22.5 22.5–30 30–37.5 37.5–45 45–52.5 52.5–60 60–67.5 67.5–75 75–82.5 ≥ 82.5 Disability-adjusted life year for diabetes mellitus per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 No data <100 100–200 200–300 300–400 400–500 500–600 600–700 700–800 800–900 900–1,000 1,000–1,500 >1,500 Globally, an estimated 422 million adults are living with diabetes mellitus, according to the latest 2016 data from the World Health Organization (WHO).[1] Diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly; previous 2013 estimates from the International Diabetes Federation put the number at 381 million people having diabetes.[2] The number is projected to almost double by 2030.[3] Type 2 diabetes makes up about 85-90% of all cases.[4][5] Increases in the overall diabetes prevalence rates largely reflect an increase in risk factors for type 2, notably greater longevity and being overweight or obese.[1] Diabetes mellitus occurs throughout the world, but is more common (especially type 2) in the more developed countries. The greatest increase in prevalence is, however, occurring in low- and middle-income countries[1] including in Asia and Africa, where most patients will probably be found by 2030.[3] The increase in incidence in developing countries follows the trend of urbanization and lifestyle changes, including increasingly sedentary lifestyles, less physically demanding work and the global nutrition transition, marked by increased intake of foods that are high energy-dense but nutrient-poor (often high in sugar and saturated fats, sometimes referred to as the Western pattern diet).[1][3] The risk of getting type 2 diabetes has been widely found to be associat Continue reading >>
Top 10 Countries With Highest Diabetes Rates In The World
Diabetes is a hormonal disorder whereby a person loses the ability to produce a substance called insulin which manages blood sugar levels. High levels of blood sugar can lead to organ failure, loss of sight, amputation, and many other complications that can even lead to death in certain situations. Millions of people are now dying every year from diabetes. The stigma from the disease may have subsided in the recent years due to people learning to manage and also live with the disease. But people have to know that the lives of people with diabetes are extremely different from those that live without it. You constantly have to watch what you eat, when you eat and how much of it you have to eat. If you are worrying whether you might have high blood sugar after having breakfast, you might have a completely different worry about a dramatic dip in blood sugar level that very day in the evening. U.S diabetes association is providing best help for the suffering patients to control it. Types of Diabetes There are two types of diabetes in the world. One is the type-I diabetes and the other is aptly named type-II diabetes. Yes I know; whoever came up with the names for these certainly didn’t give them much thought. On a more serious note, the Type-I diabetes is actually the more serious one. It is an autoimmune disease whereby the afflicted body starts destroying its own insulin cells. People with Type-I diabetes have to be really careful and they need insulin shots every day to survive. It is a good thing at least that only around 10% of diabetes cases are type-I. Type-II diabetes is a condition where a person cannot manage the insulin their body produces effectively. In most cases the condition can be managed with proper exercise, diet and daily medication. Only small percenta Continue reading >>
The Rate Of Diabetes Has More Than Doubled In Africa And No One Is Ready For It
There are now four times as many people in the world living with diabetes today than in 1980 and poor diet and a lack of exercise are largely blamed, according to a report by the World Health Organization. In Africa, the prevalence of diabetes has more than doubled in that time, which may be due to better personal incomes versus poor public spending. While the rate of diabetes remains comparatively low in Africa, the number of people living with diabetes has jumped from 4 million in 1980, to 25 million in 2014. For one of the world’s youngest regions, that number is worrying for a number of reasons. The prevalence of diabetes in African adults has more than doubled AfricaThe AmericasEastern MediterraneanEuropeSouth-East AsiaWestern PacificTotal3.1%55.95.34.14.44.719807.1%8.313.77.38.68.48.52014AfricaThe AmericasEastern MediterraneanEuropeSouth-East AsiaWestern PacificTotal7.1%8.313.77.38.68.48.53.1%55.95.34.14.44.7 Data: World Health Organization (WHO) Since diabetes is a lifestyle disease, an increase in the disease could be a symptom of growing prosperity, as people are able to afford more processed foods. It’s also a sign of a more sedentary lifestyle as more people spend their working days sitting down. However, Africa’s relative prosperity has not yet translated to more sound public healthcare systems. In developing countries, diabetes is an added burden to states still dealing with historical sociopolitical inequalities and weak economies. Plus, developing countries have other illnesses—biological and social—whose immediate effects have seemed more pressing than diabetes. “Most of these countries are also burdened by communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and diarrheal diseases. Political unrest, poverty and poor leadership with subst Continue reading >>
Geography Of Type 1 Diabetes
The incidence of type 1 diabetes varies widely in both time and space. There is striking variation in the incidence of type 1 diabetes between one population and the next, and it is still unclear to what extent this is due to differences in genes or environment. Europe has the highest incidence, with peak rates in Finland and Sardinia. Other populations of European descent have high rates of type 1 diabetes, and it has been suggested that higher latitudes (both north and south) carry a higher risk, possibly related to lack of vitamin D from sunlight. There are many exceptions to this rule, however, and the incidence of type 1 diabetes has risen rapidly in populations previously considered immune. These include parts of India, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Asian populations have a low but rising incidence, and will make a major future contribution to the global burden of disease. Migrant studies have been of limited quality, but suggest that children adopt the risk of their host country. There are however important differences between the risk and phenotype of early onset diabetes in different ethnic populations within the same country, for example the USA. Continue reading >>
Defeating Diabetes: Lessons From The Marshall Islands
Today’s Dietitian Vol. 10 No. 8 P. 24 Succumbing to the disease’s devastating consequences has become a way of life in certain parts of the world. But it doesn’t have to be, and for some populations touched by the Diabetes Wellness Program, it no longer is. Imagine children indulging in popsicles and soda or eating ramen noodles with Kool-Aid powder sprinkled on top for breakfast. Picture families dining on white rice, meat, and sweet beverages for lunch and dinner every day. What kind of meat? How about Spam, canned corned beef, chicken, fish, crab, octopus, and variety meats such as turkey tails or pig intestines? Where do people eat this way? While our focus here is the Marshall Islands, similar dietary patterns are emerging in impoverished nations throughout the Pacific and around the world. Located about 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii, the Marshall Islands are 5 to 7 degrees north of the equator. With 29 coral atolls, including approximately 1,200 islands, the total land mass is a mere 70 square miles. One half of the country’s 60,000 inhabitants live in the country’s capital city, Majuro. An atoll of about 30 islands, Majuro is 30 miles long and has a land area of 3.7 square miles. The elevation is just above sea level. A Diet Ripe for Diabetes It would be difficult to design a diet that could more efficiently induce type 2 diabetes than the one the Marshallese people have adopted. Not surprisingly, the rates of type 2 diabetes in this population are among the highest in the world. An estimated 28% of individuals over the age of 15 have type 2 diabetes. For those older than 35, the figure is nearly 50%. Close to 75% of women and more than 50% of men are overweight or obese. Approximately one half of all surgeries performed on the island are amputations Continue reading >>
India Is The Diabetes Capital Of The World!
The diabetes capital of the world with as many as 50 million people suffering from type-2 diabetes, India has a challenge to face. However, medical experts feel that timely detection and right management can go a long way in helping patients lead a normal life. Diabetes might be one of the most talked about diseases across the world and especially in India, but awareness about the same can well be estimated by the fact that India today has more people with type-2 diabetes (more than 50 million) than any other nation. With the country having the highest number of diabetic patients in the world, the sugar disease is posing an enormous health problem to our country today. Often known as the diabetes capital of the world, India has been witnessing an alarming rise in incidence of diabetes according to the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) fact sheet on diabetes, an estimated 3.4 million deaths are caused due to high blood sugar. The WHO also estimates that 80 per cent of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income countries and projects that such deaths will double between 2016 and 2030. It has been further estimated that the global burden of type-2 diabetes is expected to increase to 438 million by 2030 from 285 million people (recorded in 2010). Similarly, for India this increase is estimated to be 58%, from 51 million people in 2010 to 87 million in 2030. But debates, discussions and deliberations aside, the fundamental thing is to know what exactly is diabetes. To put it simply, it is a medical condition that is caused due to insufficient production and secretion of insulin from the pancreas in case of Type-I diabetes and defective response of insulin Type-2 diabetes. Under normal body circumstan Continue reading >>
Delhi Has Maximum Diabetes Patients In Country: Study
According to the study – “Diabetes on the Rise in India” – Delhi is leading the diabetes pack, followed by Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai. The study has also found that if change of lifestyle and food habits are not made, 125 million Indians are likely to become patients of diabetes by 2035. India fares poorly “Besides the cost burden imposed by the disease, the impact on quality of life and productivity of individuals is particularly severe, especially in later years. Recently World Health Organisation (WHO) released findings that placed India among the top three countries with the highest number of diabetes cases,’’ noted the study. According to the study, about 42.5 per cent of Delhi population suffers from diabetes, while in Mumbai and estimated 38.5 per cent of the total population is in the grip of the disease. In Ahmedabad 36 per cent people are diabetic, in Bangalore 26.5 per cent while in Chennai the percentage is estimated to be 24.5 per cent. In Hyderabad and Kolkata, the number of diabetes patients is estimated at 22.6 per cent and 19.7 per cent of the total population respectively. Even in rural areas, people are increasingly becoming patients of diabetes. “Timely screening and early identification of the disease can help the victim take immediate steps and improve the quality of life. To enable this, ASSOCHAM and its members, under CSR activities, are organising a series of free medical camps in Delhi, where comprehensive check-up, counselling, diet plan and information on diabetes management is being made available to participants,’’ said a release issued by ASSOCHAM. Speaking about the study, D.S. Rawat, secretary general, ASSOCHAM, said: “Diabetes today is one of the biggest health threats to our country and immediate steps Continue reading >>
The 51 Countries With The Highest Diabetes Rates
Diabetes is one of the largest health issues of the 21st century. According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 29 million people have diabetes in the U.S. -- 9.3 percent of the population. Equally concerning is that nearly 30 percent of those cases are undiagnosed. How does the U.S. compare to other nations when it comes to levels of diabetes? HealthGrove, a health data site by Graphiq, used data from the International Diabetes Federation to find the countries and territories with the highest rates of diabetes in 2015 (the most recent year available). The report from the IDF includes levels of diabetes prevalence for people aged 20 to 79, as well as the number of diabetes-related fatalities and total number of diabetes cases. The IDF prevalence figures are age-adjusted to account for different age structures in various countries. For context, HealthGrove also included the average amount spent per person with diabetes for each country, as reported by the IDF. These amounts are measured in international dollars, a hypothetical currency with the same purchasing power parity of U.S. dollars in the U.S. at a given point in time. The data from the IDF includes the prevalence of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes (either diagnosed or undiagnosed). Type 1 occurs when the pancreas makes insufficient insulin; Type 2, the more common variety, occurs when the body has difficulty producing and using insulin. The ranking is dominated by small island nations, particularly in the Pacific Islands. Many countries in this region have dealt with malnutrition and inadequate food labeling, especially as they import more processed food. Countries in the Middle East also showed reported elevated levels of diabetes. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar all made the Continue reading >>
Diabetes Continues To Spread Around The World
On World Diabetes Day, news about the disease's global impact is dire. An estimated 382 million people worldwide have diabetes, according to a new report from the International Diabetes Federation. The IDF expects that number to rise to 592 million by 2035, when one in every 10 people will have the disease. "Diabetes in all its forms imposes unacceptably high human, social and economic costs on countries at all income levels," the report authors begin in the executive summary. They go on to say that this latest edition of the Diabetes Atlas "carries a bitter but unavoidable message: despite the array of tools at our disposal to tackle the disease... the battle to protect people from diabetes and its disabling, life-threatening complications is being lost." Epidemiologist Leonor Guariguata, project coordinator for IDF's Diabetes Atlas, wasn't surprised by the report's findings. In fact, she says the estimates are conservative, and that diabetes may be a much bigger problem than we think. "The thing that strikes me is that we keep saying the same thing again," she said. "Every time we produce new estimates, they are above and beyond what we had projected from past estimates." There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. People who have Type 1 diabetes do not produce insulin, a hormone the body needs to convert sugar and starches into energy. Type 1 diabetes used to be called juvenile onset diabetes because it is usually diagnosed in adolescence. Around 5% of the diabetic population in the United States has Type 1 diabetes. People with Type 2 diabetes have developed a resistance to the insulin their body produces. Most people who develop Type 2 diabetes are adults, although experts worry about the increasing number of young people being diagn Continue reading >>
Top 10: Which Country Has The Highest Rates Of Diabetes In Europe? The Uk’s Position Might Surprise You…
Every year, the IDF produces a report on diabetes rates in Europe. The latest, Diabetes In Europe Policy Puzzle: The State We Are In, sheds some interesting light on the worst-affected nations. These are the 10 nations hit most heavily by rising diabetes rates. The UK’s position might just surprise you… 10. Cyprus: 10.2 per cent of the population has diabetes The report estimates that Cyprus spends $2,295 on each person with diabetes. Not surprisingly, diabetes care is a big priority for Cyprus. The government has taken positive steps to address the issue, with a large-scale prevention plan to be introduced in 2016. 9. Spain: 10.58 Spain spends $3,090 per person. There are national and regional strategies in place, but diabetes associations aren’t happy with them. They don’t think there’s enough support or resources to make a difference. 8. Malta: 10.69 Malta spends $2,113 per person. Most of their prevention methods focus on lifestyle changes. People are encouraged to eat well, exercise more, and quit smoking. Unlike Spain, diabetes prevention programmes in Malta get a lot of political backing. 7. Macedonia: 11.44 Macedonia spends $403 per person. Their prevention programmes have a strong political backing. However, they don’t have a lot of money to spend. The Macedonian Diabetes Association says: “The funds available are limited and their duration is uncertain due to the many political, organisational and financial changes in our country.” 6. Germany: 11.52 Germany spends $4,943 per person, one of the highest in Europe. Different regions prioritise diabetes more than others, but diabetes isn’t considered a big national concern. There’s not much political commitment to prevention. Neither are there many resources allocated. The IDF report asked a Ge Continue reading >>
List Of Countries By Incidence Of Type 1 Diabetes Ages 0 To 14
Save for later Position Country Incidence (per 100,000) 1 Finland 57.6 2 Sweden 43.1 3 Saudi Arabia 31.4 4 Norway 27.9 5 United Kingdom 24.5 6 USA 23.7 7 Australia 22.5 8 Kuwait 22.3 9 Denmark 22.2 10 Canada 21.7 11 Netherlands 18.6 12 Germany 18 12 New Zealand 18 14 Poland 17.3 15 Czech Republic 17.2 16 Estonia 17.1 17 Puerto Rico 16.8 18 Ireland 16.3 18 Montenegro 16.3 20 Malta 15.6 21 Luxembourg 15.5 22 Belgium 15.4 23 Cyprus 14.9 24 Iceland 14.7 25 Slovakia 13.6 26 Austria 13.3 27 Portugal 13.2 28 Spain 13 29 Serbia 12.9 30 United States Virgin Islands 12.8 31 France 12.2 32 Italy 12.1 32 Russian Federation 12.1 34 Qatar 11.4 35 Hungary 11.3 36 Slovenia 11.1 37 Israel 10.4 37 Greece 10.4 39 Bahamas 10.1 39 Sudan 10.1 41 Bulgaria 9.4 42 Switzerland 9.2 43 Croatia 9.1 44 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 9 45 Algeria 8.6 46 Uruguay 8.3 47 Ukraine 8.1 48 Egypt 8 49 Lithuania 7.8 50 Brazil 7.7 51 Latvia 7.5 52 Tunisia 7.3 53 Argentina 6.8 54 Chile 6.6 55 Dominica 5.7 56 Belarus 5.6 57 Romania 5.4 58 Georgia 4.6 59 India 4.2 60 Macedonia 3.9 61 Taiwan 3.8 62 Iran 3.7 63 Antigua and Barbuda 3.5 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.5 65 Jordan 3.2 66 Nigeria 2.9 67 Oman 2.5 67 Singapore 2.5 69 Japan 2.4 70 Cuba 2.3 71 Barbados 2 71 China, Hong Kong SAR 2 73 Mexico 1.5 74 Mauritius 1.4 75 Colombia 1.3 76 Uzbekistan 1.2 76 Tajikistan 1.2 78 Republic of Korea 1.1 79 United Republic of Tanzania 0.9 79 Paraguay 0.9 81 Zambia 0.8 82 China 0.6 83 Dominican Republic 0.5 83 Pakistan 0.5 83 Peru 0.5 86 Ethiopia 0.3 86 Thailand 0.3 88 Papua New Guinea 0.1 88 Venezuala 0.1 Source: The International Diabetes Federation. The data on estimates for incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children aged 0 to 14 comes from theInternational Diabetes Federation’s Diabetes Atlas, with the estimates being for 2011. The l Continue reading >>
Diabetes Prevalence (% Of Population Ages 20 To 79) - Country Ranking
Definition: Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Source: International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas. Rank Country Value Year 1 Mauritius 22.30 2015 2 Palau 20.90 2015 3 Saudi Arabia 20.00 2015 3 Qatar 20.00 2015 3 Kuwait 20.00 2015 6 New Caledonia 19.60 2015 6 Bahrain 19.60 2015 8 United Arab Emirates 19.30 2015 9 Kiribati 18.60 2015 10 Malaysia 17.90 2015 11 Seychelles 17.40 2015 12 Tuvalu 17.30 2015 13 Egypt 16.70 2015 14 Vanuatu 16.60 2015 15 Belize 16.50 2015 16 Solomon Islands 16.40 2015 17 Mexico 15.80 2015 18 Papua New Guinea 15.30 2015 19 Oman 14.80 2015 20 Fiji 13.80 2015 21 Brunei 13.70 2015 21 Tonga 13.70 2015 23 Trinidad and Tobago 13.60 2015 23 Antigua and Barbuda 13.60 2015 23 Barbados 13.60 2015 26 The Bahamas 13.20 2015 27 Cayman Islands 13.10 2015 28 Lebanon 13.00 2015 28 St. Kitts and Nevis 13.00 2015 30 Turkey 12.80 2015 31 Dominica 12.60 2015 32 Suriname 12.50 2015 33 Puerto Rico 12.10 2015 34 Venezuela 12.00 2015 35 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 11.90 2015 36 Jordan 11.70 2015 37 Jamaica 11.50 2015 38 Grenada 11.40 2015 39 Guyana 11.20 2015 40 Guatemala 11.10 2015 41 St. Lucia 10.90 2015 42 United States 10.80 2015 43 Singapore 10.50 2015 43 Montenegro 10.50 2015 45 Libya 10.40 2015 45 Brazil 10.40 2015 47 Serbia 10.30 2015 47 Albania 10.30 2015 47 Macedonia 10.30 2015 50 Iran 10.10 2015 51 Chile 10.00 2015 51 Cuba 10.00 2015 51 Colombia 10.00 2015 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.90 2015 54 Comoros 9.90 2015 54 Malta 9.90 2015 54 Portugal 9.90 2015 58 Panama 9.80 2015 58 China 9.80 2015 60 Paraguay 9.70 2015 61 Cyprus 9.60 2015 61 Tunisia 9.60 2015 63 Iraq 9.30 2015 63 Bhutan 9.30 2015 63 India 9.30 2015 66 Honduras 9.20 2015 66 Nicaragua 9.20 2015 66 El Salvador 9.20 2015 66 Ecuad Continue reading >>
The Looming Public Health Crises Threatening To Take Down China’s Health Care System
The slender, steel needle pierced Mary Shi’s pudgy belly. The sharp point pricked her skin and as her thumb pushed down on the syringe, cloudy insulin began to swim in her bloodstream. Shi was running out of places to inject herself: her stomach, arms and legs all bore the bruising from regular shots. More importantly, she was tired of having to forgo wearing T-shirts and skirts for clothes that would strategically cover her body when she went out for afternoon tea with her girlfriends in Shanghai. “When you can stand the psychosocial burden of diabetes and social discrimination, injections are really a piece of cake,” said Shi, a 30-year-old app developer. Shi was diagnosed as a diabetic when she was 18. She had been studying for the highly competitive gaokao college entrance exam when she fainted at school. An emergency doctor explained that Shi had diabetes and if the illness was left unregulated, she’d be blind within five years. Her bewildered parents became depressed and Shi came to resent the disease and the rules it imposed on her lifestyle, hiding her illness from her friends for several years. Shi is one of millions of people caught in China’s diabetes epidemic. In the 1980s diabetes was a rarity affecting just one percent of China’s population. Now, due to rapid economic development, and the subsequent growth in availability of high-calorie diets, cars and sedentary lifestyles, China has the highest number of diabetics in the world, totaling 109 million people in 2015—roughly 11 percent of the population. That makes China home to a third of the world’s diabetic population. The scale of this public health problem is huge, particularly because it comes at a time when the country’s health system as a whole is under reform, moving from a rudimen Continue reading >>
The Cdc Mapped Out Where People With Diabetes Live In The Us — Here's What It Found
A paramedic checking the blood sugar levels of a diabetes patient. Beawiharta Beawiharta/Reuters Diabetes, a group of conditions in which the body can't properly regulate blood sugar, affects roughly 30 million people in the US — about 9% of the population. That's in addition to 84.1 million Americans who the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate have prediabetes, a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes if it isn't treated. (Type 2 accounts for the majority of diabetes cases.) In a new report by the CDC, researchers found that while the rate of new diabetes diagnoses in the US has stayed steady, the disease is still a major public health issue across the country. Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the US in 2015. "Although these findings reveal some progress in diabetes management and prevention, there are still too many Americans with diabetes and prediabetes," CDC director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald said in a news release. Those cases are disproportionately spread around the country. The map below shows where people with diabetes live across the US, with the darker red shades representing areas where a larger percentage of the population has been diagnosed with diabetes. CDC Areas with the highest concentration of cases are southern states like Mississippi and Alabama, along with Puerto Rico, a US territory. In those locations, diabetes was prevalent in more than 11% of adults over 20. When it comes to new diagnoses, the states with the highest rates per 1,000 people are also in the southeast, as well as parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. CDC Information about where diabetes prevalence is highest can help public health officials figure out where to devote the most attention in their attempt to bring down the number of cases nat Continue reading >>
