Diabetes, Here Are The Numbers For Italy And The World
By 2035, the overall diagnosis of the different types of diabetes could reach 595 million cases. This impressive figure is due to changes in lifestyle and eating habits. Even in Italy, there could be 5 million diabetics by 2030. Which population has 382 million people? Whatever continent you thought is wrong. Is not a question of a geographical area, but the world's population of diabetics in 2013, according to the International Diabetes Federation. These alarming numbers (close to the entire population of Europe), but it may rise even more steeply to reach, 595 million people by 2035. Narrowing the field to type 2 diabetes (the form where action can be taken to prevent risk factors), the disease already afflicted 285 million people in 2010, and that figure may rise to 438 million in 2030, representing an increase of 21,000 new cases every day. These figures help us to grasp the urgency of the awareness campaigns, especially in countries like the United States, where it is estimated that today 10% of the population between 20 and 79 years have type 2 diabetes, but also in other areas of the world where the percentage of diabetics was negligible until 2000, the spread of the trend is of major concern, because of the rapid transformation of lifestyles. Consider that in 2010, Asia's share of type 2 diabetes was already 7.6% of the population and will rise to 9.1% in 2030, according to estimates by the International Diabetes Federation. Spread by geographical area If you want to draw a map of this disease, the highest number of people with diabetes in absolute terms is in China, with 98.4 million diagnosed. That is followed by India (65.1 million), the US (24.4 million) and Brazil (11.9 million). In practice, the number of people with diabetes is rapidly growing in both dev Continue reading >>
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 >>
The State Of Diabetes In Bangladesh
Universally, Diabetes is one of the fastest growing and deadliest diseases. According to International Diabetes Federation’s Diabetes Atlas, there are 415 million people with diabetes in the world. The number will rise to 642 million by 2040. Globally, 1 in 11 adults have diabetes and whopping 12% of global health expenditure is spent on diabetes. In the South East Asia region, the scenario is equally bleak, if not more. 8.5% of the population in the region have diabetes which about 78.3 million people. Half of this population, 52.1% don’t know that they are carrying the deadly disease. In 2015 alone, the region saw 1.2 million death caused by diabetes which is second among all seven IDF regions. In 2015, the region spends 12% of its healthcare budget on diabetes. Back in 90s and 2000s, diabetes was not a prevalent disease in Bangladesh. But it grew swiftly after 2000 and it is now one of the fastest growing diseases in the country. Part of the reason, of course, insufficient attention from the policymakers and government during its early days that paved the path for the disease to spread quickly. Despite the growing number of diabetes patients, awareness about the disease and treatment for those who are affected both are subpar. Half of the affected people don’t even know they have diabetes and a very small percentage of them get treated. It is important for us to understand the state of diabetes in Bangladesh in order to tackle this deadly health challenge. In order to map the current scenario of Diabetes in the country we have partnered with Doctorola, a healthcare startup based in Dhaka, and this report is part of our collaborative effort to understand the current state of diabetes in Bangladesh. Prevalence Bangladesh has a disproportionately high diabetes pop Continue reading >>
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Diabetes On The Rise In Nigeria
Nigerian hospitals are grappling with increasing cases of diabetes. The World Health Organization says millions of people in Africa now suffer from the non-communicable disease. Moses Abu, 45, says being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has completely changed his life. The private security guard and resident of Lagos told DW that the bulk of his salary now goes into buying drugs and eating a special diet. "I can't have a saving to plan for the future of the family," Abu said. He complained that the cost of diabetes medication has skyrocketed. "If I didn't take the drugs for two weeks you would not recognize me again. I would look like someone who is approaching 60 or 70 years. We are just managing to pay school fees and house rent," Abu added. Abu is one of the nearly five million Nigerians who suffer from diabetes – a condition which affects the body after the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin produced. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes will become the seventh leading cause of death by 2030. Like Abu, many of those who have diabetes are poor Nigerians whose income is hardly sufficient to meet the expense needed to manage the disease. Dr. Adedoyin Ogunyemi, a public health physician, blames changing lifestyles, especially poor nutrition, as among the key factors responsible for the high rate of diabetes in Nigeria. Effects of copying western lifestyle "The fact is that we are becoming more and more westernized," Ogunyemi told DW. "Previously, when we talked about diet, we probably cooked from scratch. But because of the fast life we are living nowadays, most people tend to go for fast foods and things that are very high in refined sugar," Ogunyemi said. "Rather than taking the fruits, th Continue reading >>
Type 2 Diabetes Statistics: Facts And Trends
Diabetes mellitus, or diabetes, is a disease that causes high blood sugar. It occurs when there is a problem with insulin. Insulin is a hormone that takes sugar from foods and moves it to the body's cells. If the body does not make enough insulin or does not use insulin well, the sugar from food stays in the blood and causes high blood sugar. There are several different types of diabetes, but the most common is type 2. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Diabetes Report, 2014, 90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes in the United States have type 2. Just 5 percent of people have type 1. Contents of this article: Key facts about diabetes in the U.S. Diabetes is at an all-time high in the U.S. The CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation states that 1 percent of the population, which is about a half of a million people, had diagnosed diabetes in 1958. Today, nearly 10 percent of the population have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). That's 29.1 million Americans, and more than a quarter of these people do not know they have it. The ADA report that the number of people who have diabetes increased by 382 percent from 1988 to 2014. The risk of developing diabetes increases with age. The CDC report that 4.1 percent of people age 20-44 have diabetes, but the number jumps to 25.9 percent for people over 65 years old. As obesity has become more prevalent over the past few decades, so too has the rate of type 2 diabetes. An article in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology states that 25.6 percent of Americans are obese, much higher than the 15.3 percent of obese people in 1995. In that same period, the incidence of diabetes increased by 90 percent. Although the link between obesity and diabetes is well Continue reading >>
Majority Of California Adults Have Prediabetes Or Diabetes
Up to 30 percent of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within five years, and as many as 70 percent of them will develop the disease in their lifetime. Nearly half of California adults, including one out of every three young adults, have either prediabetes — a precursor to type 2 diabetes — or undiagnosed diabetes, according to a UCLA study released today. The research provides the first analysis and breakdown of California prediabetes rates by county, age and ethnicity, and offers alarming insights into the future of the nation’s diabetes epidemic. Conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and commissioned by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, the study analyzed hemoglobin A1c and fasting plasma glucose findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey together with California Health Interview Survey data from over 40,000 respondents. The study estimates that some 13 million adults in California, or 46 percent, have prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes, while another 2.5 million adults, or 9 percent, have already been diagnosed with diabetes. Combined, the two groups represent 15.5 million people — 55 percent of the state’s population. Because diabetes is more common among older adults, the study’s finding that 33 percent of young adults aged 18 to 39 have prediabetes is of particular concern. “This is the clearest indication to date that the diabetes epidemic is out of control and getting worse,” says Dr. Harold Goldstein, executive director of the health advocacy center. “With limited availability of healthy food in low-income communities, a preponderance of soda and junk food marketing, and urban neighborhoods lacking safe places to play, we have created a world where diabetes is the na Continue reading >>
How Diabetes Got To Be The No. 1 Killer In Mexico
Mario Alberto Maciel Tinajero looks like a fairly healthy 68-year-old. He has a few extra pounds on his chest but he's relatively fit. Yet he's suffered for the last 20 years from what he calls a "terrible" condition: diabetes. "I've never gotten used to this disease," he says. Maciel runs a stall in the Lagunilla market in downtown Mexico City. This market is famous for its custom-made quinceañera dresses and hand-tailored suits. Diabetes has come to dominate Maciel's life. It claimed the life of his mother. He has to take pills and injections every day to keep it under control. And because of the disease he's supposed to eat a diet heavy in vegetables that he views as inconvenient and bland. "Imagine not being able to eat a carnitas taco!" he says with indignation. His doctors have told him to stop eating the steaming hot street food that's for sale all around the market — tacos, tamales, quesadillas, fat sandwiches called tortas. His eyes light up when talks about the roast pork taquitos and simmering beef barbacoa that he's supposed to stay away from. "A person who has to work 8 or 10 hours has to eat what's at hand, what's available," he says. "It's difficult to follow a diabetic diet. The truth is it's very difficult." Diabetes is the leading cause of death in Mexico, according to the World Health Organization. The disease claims nearly 80,000 lives each year, and forecasters say the health problem is expected to get worse in the decades to come. By contrast, in the U.S. it's the sixth leading cause of death, with heart disease and cancer claiming 10 times more Americans each year than diabetes. Rising rates of obesity combined with a genetic predisposition for Type 2 diabetes has caused a slow steady rise in the condition in Mexico over the last 40 years. Now Continue reading >>
40% Of Americans Will Develop Diabetes: Cdc
HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Approximately two out of every five Americans will develop type 2 diabetes at some point during their adult lives, according to new U.S. government estimates. The ongoing diabetes and obesity epidemics have combined with ever-increasing human lifespans to increase lifetime risk of type 2 diabetes to about 40 percent for both men and women, said lead study author Edward Gregg, chief of the epidemiology and statistics branch in the division of diabetes translation at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "We weren't necessarily surprised that it increased, but we didn't expect it to increase this much," Gregg said. "Forty percent is a humbling number." The odds are even worse for certain minority groups. Half of black women and Hispanic men and women are predicted to develop type 2 diabetes during their lifetime, the researchers reported. Results of the study were published online Aug. 13 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Although the study didn't separate diabetes by type, the vast majority of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. In type 2 diabetes, the body either doesn't produce enough insulin and/or is resistant to the effects of insulin, a hormone needed to use the sugars from foods to fuel the cells in the body and brain. Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but it's not the only one. Genes also appear to play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes. In the current study, researchers evaluated medical information and death certificates for about 600,000 adults between 1985 and 2011, to estimate trends in lifetime risk of diabetes as well as years of life lost to diabetes. During the quarter-century studied Continue reading >>
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What Are The 10 Things That Every Indian Should Know?
Every Indian Must know these 10 facts about us, the people from North-East India: 1) There are eight states in North-East India- 1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Assam 3) Manipur 4) Meghalaya 5) Mizoram 6) Nagaland 7) Tripura 8) Sikkim 2) That we are not backward We in NE are mostly nature loving people. That doesn't make us backward. Nature for us is very very precious and we don't want to cause harm to it. Apart from these, we are also very much into fashion. NE Indians are usually among the first ones to take up a new fashion. And that's one reason why you find many NE Indians associated with beauty parlors. 3) Please don’t think we don't know Hindi Compared to South India, a greater percentage of NE population knows Hindi. For those who are lucky to get education, Hindi is taught as a compulsory subject in North-East till the 8th standard. For those who were/are not so fortunate, they have just learned it. It's very much in use there. I can assure you that even in rural areas, you can communicate with the locals in Hindi. 4) We do not speak weird Hindi We don't speak weird Hindi. It's just that the accent for some of us is a little different. And that has a lot to do with mother tongue. If a different accent is weird then weird is also the Hindi spoken with a Bihari or a South Indian or a Bengali accent. Don't confuse different with weird. 5)WE ARE NOT HARDCORE NON-VEGETARIANS AND WE DO NOT EAT DOG: We all live in a world risked by lifestyle diseases where food habits too count. Like the rest of homo sapiens , Northeasterners too have ears which mean they are aware of the diseases like diabetes, cholesterol, stomach cancer, blood pressure and the list goes on. Vegetables are cheaper than meat, consumption of meat on a daily scale is proving to be a luxury, which even the ' Continue reading >>
The 50 Countries With The Lowest Diabetes Rates
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 29 million Americans, or 9.3 percent, have either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Whether it's genetic or a result of a poor diet with little exercise, the prevalence of diabetes in America seems high, especially when you consider the $245 billion price tag Americans are paying for diabetes treatment annually. If the U.S. is in trouble with a diabetes epidemic, what does a country with low diabetes rates look like? Using data from the International Diabetes Federation's 2015 Diabetes Atlas, the following list looks at the countries with the lowest prevalence of diabetes. The data includes the prevalence of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes (either diagnosed or undiagnosed), as well as the number of diabetes-related fatalities and the annual health care costs of a person who has diabetes. The countries are ranked by age-adjusted prevalence (percent of people who have diabetes adjusted to account for how occurrences of diabetes differ through age and different age structures in various countries). If countries had the same diabetes prevalence, the country with fewer diabetes-related deaths appears higher on the list. The average amount spent per person with diabetes for each country, as reported by the IDF, is also included. 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. According to the IDF, the global prevalence rate of diabetes in 2015 was 8.8 percent. Each of these countries falls at least 12 percent below the global average, with some countries reporting over 150 percent below the global average rate of diabetes. This data shows that while there are many countries with long life expectancies and Continue reading >>
Diabetes: Leading Cause Of Death In Mexico
The World Health Organization released that as of 2016, diabetes was the leading cause of death in Mexico, being responsible for with 14.7% of Mexico’s deaths and thus seizing over 76,000 lives that year. The percent of the population that died to diabetes has tripled since 1990, and by 2050, scientists predict that half of Mexico’s population will suffer from diabetes. The rise of the epidemic started in the 1970s-1980s, when more efficient methods of producing many crops was introduced. Due to these advancements in agriculture, while much more food was being produced, there was a smaller variety of crops. Farmers tended to produce crops that were cheaper and easier to grow, are staples of the Mexican diet (such as corn), thus resulting in a diet that’s high in carbs and fat, and low in protein. Also, the introduction and widespread accessibility of fast food has added to this problem. Mexico is the world’s largest consumer of soda- with each person consuming an average of 500 cans annually. Also, selling at just one pesos per bottle, carbonated beverages tend to be significantly cheaper than healthier alternatives. For many, soda is a part of their everyday routine. Also, as for many of the people in Mexico who work long hours every day and need a meal that they can eat on the go, fast food and street vendors are a regular and cheap source of meals. The pollution in Mexico’s cities also contribute to these rising epidemic. Cities are overpopulated and are lacking space, thus providing citizens no place to run and do exercise to begin with. Even then, the air and noise pollution discourage more citizens from living active lifestyles. Diabetes has had a heavy toll on the people who are affected by it. It’s has been demonstrated to lead to other conditions su 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 >>
Diabetes Prevalence
Tweet Since 1996, the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has risen from 1.4 million to 3.5 million. Taking into account the number of people likely to be living with undiagnosed diabetes, the number of people living with diabetes in the UK is over 4 million. Diabetes prevalence in the UK is estimated to rise to 5 million by 2025. Type 2 diabetes in particular has been growing at the particularly high rate and is now one of the world’s most common long term health conditions. UK diabetes prevalence Currently, the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK is estimated to be 3.5 million. [16] It is predicted that up to 549,000 people in the UK have diabetes that is yet to be diagnosed. This means that, including the number of undiagnosed people, there is estimated to be over 4 million people living with diabetes in the UK at present. This represents 6% of the UK population or 1 in every 16 people having diabetes (diagnosed and undiagnosed). The prevalence of diabetes in the UK (for adults) is broken down as follows: How many people have diabetes in the UK Country Number of People England 2,913,538 Northern Ireland 84,836 Scotland 271,312 Wales 183,348 The majority of these cases are of type 2 diabetes, which has been linked to increasing cases of obesity. Statistics suggest that a slightly higher proportion of adult men have diabetes. Men account for 56 per cent of UK adults with diabetes and women account for 44 per cent. World diabetes prevalence It is estimated that 415 million people are living with diabetes in the world, which is estimated to be 1 in 11 of the world’s adult population. 46% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed. The figure is expected to rise to 642 million people living with diabetes worldwide by 2040. Prevalence across Continue reading >>
What Is Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to make insulin, or when the body cannot make good use of the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas, that acts like a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells in the body to produce energy. All carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose in the blood. Insulin helps glucose get into the cells. Not being able to produce insulin or use it effectively leads to raised glucose levels in the blood (known as hyperglycaemia). Over the long-term high glucose levels are associated with damage to the body and failure of various organs and tissues. Continue reading >>
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5 Surprising Type 1 Diabetes Statistics
To be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is to become your own personal medical professional. Sometimes I think a diagnosis should come with a medical degree, because we have to learn so much about diabetes so quickly. But even if you’ve been managing diabetes for a long time like I have, every now and then, you still come across new information that surprises you. Here are five surprising type 1 diabestes statistics you may not have known: 1. The Number of Children Diagnosed T1 in the United States is Virtually the Same Number as the Number of Adults. This is surprising, because so many people still think of T1 as “juvenile diabetes.” The name was changed, in part, to reflect the reality, that Type 1 diabetes can happen just as often in a young adult as a child. Hence, according to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the number of children diagnosed T1 is over 15,000. Same for the diagnosed adults. And overall, of course, most people who have “juvenile diabetes” are adults – 85 percent. 2. A Majority of People with Diabetes Don’t Make Use of Technology That Can Help. A recent study presented at a joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society found that nearly 70 percent of us don’t extract data about our blood sugar levels from our insulin pumps or other self-monitoring devices. Because of this, these devices “are not being used to their full potential,” says Dr. Jenise Wong, the study’s principal investigator, in Science Daily. 3. Hypos Happen, Even in Hospitals. A recent audit of hospital stays by people with diabetes found that 30 percent of Type 1 patients admitted to hospitals experienced “a severe hypo within the last seven days.” (They define severe as a blood glucose level below 3.0 mmol/l.) D Continue reading >>
