Know the bitter truth of Diabetes
PART-I “ The tsunami wave of diabetes mellitus and its health and economic consequences is threatening much of the world. The need to prevent and control this debilitating chronic disease is urgent, before desperation sets in.” Journal of Royal Society of medicine. How does this matter to us South Asians? Indian Subcontinent (which includes India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) is the epicentre of this Diabetic pandemic. By 2025, over 2/3rds of the diabetics would be living in our subcontinent. Link: http://171.66.127.115/content/100/3/115.full How are we more vulnerable as compared to other ethnicities? We South Asians get Diabetes: • 10 years earlier • At lower levels of obesity • Suffer longer with more complications • Have 3-8 times higher risk of dying from Diabetes than Europeans.. Why are we more vulnerable than other ethnicities? Again the same answer as for the Heart Disease—Our genetic makeup coupled with our unhealthy li...