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Essay On Type 2 Diabetes

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) once considered as an adult disease is now being reported in children all over the world. The highest prevalence of this is found in American Indians, Hispanics, African Americans, and Asian children [1]. It is comparatively less in European countries [1]. Recent estimates indicate that there were 171 million people in the world with diabetes mellitus in the year 2000. It is projected to increase to 366 million by 2030 [2]. Diabetes mellitus is a condition primarily defined by the level of hyperglycaemia which giving rise to the risk of complications like retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. Diabetes mellitus causes …show more content…

India comprises 85% of the adult population of South East Asian countries and therefore the major contributor to the diabetic population in this area. The prevalence of diabetes is rising rapidly especially in the urban population in India since 1971 to 2000. There is a 10 fold increase has been observed ( from 1.2% to 12.1% ) [ 5 ]. The prevalence of diabetes in southern India is raising even in the rural areas compared to northern counterpart. These changes had occurred during a period of 14 years and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the rural area had risen from 2.4% to 6.4% [ 6 ]. The major contributing factors for these changes were improved socioeconomic status encompassing an increase in the family income, educational status, motorized transport and the shift in occupational structure. Similar situation has also been described from the neighbouring countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Pakistan. This revelation of increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus is important as majority of the population in developing countries live in rural areas and therefore it would be a major contributor to the emerging epidemic of diabetes mellitus in south east

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