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The Indian Diabetes Story: Reflections on World Diabetes Day

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‘Sugar is the new tobacco.” In India, unsurprisingly, people's first thought when they hear the term sugar is diabetes. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), around half a billion people in the world are living with diabetes. This means that roughly every tenth person on the planet has diabetes. The number is projected to grow to a whopping 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045. The terror does not end here. Diabetes was responsible for 6.7 million deaths in 2021, which roughly translates to 1 death every 5 seconds. The report's findings highlight . . .

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Dr. Sosa
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Dr. Sosa

MDS

An oral physician turned medical writer who writes profoundly about medicine and diseases. Read her contributions and writings about various healthcare topics.