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"With 62 million Indians having type-2 diabetes and 77 million with pre-diabetes, the focus should be on preventive measures as well as effective care for diabetics. There should also be a combined effort to make treatment affordable,” said Sir Michael Hirst, president of the international diabetes federation.

One person dies from diabetes and two more get the disease every 10 seconds in India. The number of diabetics in the country has crossed 60 million and is expected to breach the 100-million mark by 2030, according to the recent Diabetes Atlas released by the international diabetes federation.

With more than 65.1 million diabetics in India, according to the latest international diabetes federation (IDF) statistics, the disease is reaching pandemic proportions. Its incidence is growing each passing day as a result of sedentary lifestyle.

India, home to over 61 million diabetics, is now putting together plans for massive global scientific projects to find innovative ways to fight the disease, whose burden has gone up in the country by 50.8 million since 2010.

Fight diabetes by walking daily. Heard that tagline before? According to experts, the best way to manage diabetes is to walk.

Shocking as it may sound, but one in eight adults in India either suffers from diabetes or is at a high risk of suffering from it.

Diabetes growing like wild fire had raised concerns worldwide. Even in the city, the problem is of utmost concern. Doctors suggest that 45 minutes of exercise daily is the best way to manage diabetes.

When Divya, 11, requested her class teacher permission to use the restroom for the third time in an hour, the older woman warned her against playing the fool. Embarrassed, the child returned to her seat, helpless as she did not know how to explain she was a diabetic and so had drink water frequently. Divya is not alone. Several children who are Type-1 diabetics suffer in silence without proper support at school and among peers.

India needs an effective jab to control its rising diabetics count.Figures released by the international diabetes federation (IDF) are not encouraging.

Although since 2009, diabetes education and prevention has been the five-year theme of World Diabetes Day, there is a common myth that if you are diabetic you should cut down sugar if you want to stay fit and healthy.

Nearly one out of every two patients rushed to a hospital with a full-blown heart attack caused by blockage of an artery — referred to as ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in clinical terms — suffer from undiagnosed diabetes or pre-diabetes, according to a study published in the Global Heart journal.

Global rise in diabetes cases, India most affected. Diabetic retinopathy causes vision issues. Treatment aims to slow progression, prevention vital through blood sugar control. Regular eye exams crucial for all diabetics.

Nearly 60% of Indians suffering from diabetes remain undiagnosed, said the international diabetes federation chief Jean Claude Mbanya at a diabesity summit held in Mumbai on Thursday.

India needs to educate its primary level general physicians about diabetic care so that the rising cases can be brought down, said international diabetes federation president Dr Shaukat Sadikot.

This has been found in a multi-centre cross-sectional study done by the international diabetes federation. It was conducted on 10,842 children in Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune and Raipur.

Stating that diabetes in increasing among children these days mainly due to obesity, Dr Kausar Usman, a member of Uttar Pradesh Diabetes Association, said, "It is difficult to differentiate between type one and type two diabetes in children these days."

Here are a few lifestyle changes that pre-diabetics can make to keep diabetes at bay and diabetics to manage their condition better:

Rapid lifestyle changes have increased the combined disease burden of diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) in rapidly urbanizing nations.