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Diabetes - Need for awareness in India

Posted by DiabetesIndia on Thu, 11 Feb 2010

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The 20th annual World Diabetes Congress of the International Diabetic Federation, held in October, 2009, has mentioned that India leads the world in the looming epidemic of diabetes. The country has the highest number of 50.8 million people suffering from diabetes, followed by China with 43.2 million and the US with 26.8 million. By 2010 almost seven percent of India's adult population will have diabetes.There is a urgent need for strong awareness of this chronic disease in India. Very few peopl... Read More

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