The number of children and adults with type 1 diabetes in India is alarmingly high. The first priority of the government and society is to ensure that every child and adult with type 1 diabetes has access to insulin and that it is made available free of charge to all who need it. Mohan said.
First Published Sep 22, 2022, 7:47 PM IST
A Lancet study predicts that the number of people with type 1 diabetes will increase by 2040. As of today, there are about 8.6 lakh people with type 1 diabetes in India. One in six dies.
In 2021, 8.4 million people worldwide will be living with type 1 diabetes. The countries with the highest prevalence – USA, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Spain – account for 5.08 million or 60 percent of type 1 diabetes cases globally, according to the study, published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
India must ensure that everyone with type 1 diabetes has access to stable human insulin and test strips for self-monitoring of blood glucose. If India can do this by 2023, over half a million people will be living with type 1 diabetes by 2040,” says Priyanka Rai, Global Policy Director, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and co-author of the study.
After developing type 1 diabetes, people need insulin to survive. The biggest difference in care management will be enabling access to a consistent supply of insulin and test strips and education enabling self-management for people with type 1 diabetes…- said Rai.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that targets pancreatic β-cells. This leads to lifelong insulin deficiency. Renowned diabetologist and Chennai-based Dr. Dr. V Mohan, chairman of Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre, says.
The number of children and adults with type 1 diabetes in India is alarmingly high. The first priority of the government and society is to ensure that every child and adult with type 1 diabetes has access to insulin and that it is made available free of charge to all who need it. Mohan said.
Hot weather increases risk of kidney stones, study finds
Last Updated Sep 22, 2022, 7:47 PM IST
Download App:
