101 million people have diabetes In India, says Lancet study

The number of diabetic patients in India is continuously increasing. In such a situation, a new research has come up with alarming statistics. It confirms that India is fast becoming the 'Diabetes Capital' of the world.

According to a recent study by The Lancet, there are 10.1 crore people with diabetes in India. The study says that there has been a 44% increase in diabetes patients in the last four years. This has once again created an atmosphere of fear among the people.

The study, published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, was conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB), which revealed that the number of diabetes patients in India is increasing rapidly.

The study said that in 2019, there were seven crore diabetes patients in India, now this number has increased by 44%. According to research, 15.3% of India's population has pre-diabetes. The risk of developing diabetes in the future is called pre-diabetes. This figure is before diabetes.

While the World Health Organization had estimated that around 7.7 crore people in India would be suffering from diabetes, research has revealed that the actual number of diabetics is 10.1 crore. WHO had estimated that there would be 2.5 crore pre-diabetes but Vast.

The research on diabetes spanned 10 years and is being touted as the largest ever conducted in India. Madras Diabetes Research Foundation has assisted ICMR in conducting this research. People from every state of India participated in it.

Speaking to The Indian Express, the study's lead author and president of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Dr. Ranjit Mohan Anjana said, 'This situation is like a time bomb. If you are pre-diabetic, you are more likely to develop diabetes.

Research has revealed that Goa has the highest number of diabetes patients in India. 26.4% of people in Goa are suffering from diabetes. It is followed by Puducherry (26.3%) and Kerala (25.5%). Uttar Pradesh has the lowest 4.8% diabetic patients.

The research states that Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh currently have low rates of diabetes, but at the same time there is a risk of rapid increase in diabetes rates in these states. .

Dr. Anjana says that in states where diabetes is less, pre-diabetes are more. Dr. Manjunath Malige, director of diabetes and endocrinology at Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, says that the number of diabetic patients will increase rapidly in the country.

He said, 'There are many reasons for the rise in diabetes patients such as unhealthy lifestyle, obesity and stress. The rate of diabetes in both men and women is going to increase rapidly in the future.

Diabetes is a disease in which the blood sugar level in the body increases. This happens when the body cannot produce enough insulin hormone or use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that metabolizes carbohydrates.

Frequent urination, tiredness despite adequate sleep, frequent hunger pangs, weight loss, loss of vision and blurred vision, slow healing of wounds are the main symptoms of diabetes. With proper lifestyle, balanced diet and regular exercise, we can reduce the risk of many diseases

Diabetes is also caused by genetics, so it is sometimes difficult to prevent, but we can reduce the risk by taking precautions. Even walking for half an hour every day reduces the risk of diabetes.