Number of dibetes patients rising in urban areas

PUNE: According to a report published by International Diabetes Federation (IDF; 5th Edition), the number of people with diabetes (20-79 years) in urban setting of India are about 27 million in 2011 which is projected to reach about 56 million in 2030.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the phase I of task force project entitled, "ICMR-India Diabetes (INDIAB) Study-Phase-I" with the aim to determine the national prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and pre-diabetes in India, by estimating the state-wise prevalence of the same.Also it aims to compare the prevalence of type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes in urban and rural areas across India.
In the first phase of the study, the rural and urban settings in three states and one union territory namely Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Chandigarh have been included. The adjusted prevalence of diabetes (both known and newly diagnosed) in Tamil Nadu was 10.4 %, Jharkhand-5.3%, Chandigarh-13.6% and Maharashtra-8.4%. The prevalence of pre-diabetes was 8.3%, 8.1%, 14.6% and 12.8 % respectively.
Data reported during the course of screening of school children under national programme for prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke (NPCDCS) indicates that out of 92,047 school children screened in the towns of Nainital, Ratlam and Bhilwara, 1,351(1.467%) were suspected to be diabetic.