India to have 51 million diabetics by next year
Ahmedabad: India, which is home to highest
number of diabetics in the world, will have around 51 million
patients of the disease in 2010 and that figure may go up to
80 million by 2030, a leading diabetologist said today.
Chennai-based V Mohan said this during media briefing
about the four-day conference of RSSDI (Research Society for
the Study of Diabetes in India) beginning here from tomorrow.
The annual conference will have more than 3,000
delegates, including 250 from abroad, 109 faculty members and
13 foreign scientists, he said.
More than 100 research papers will be presented on
subjects like stem cell therapies for diabetes, said Mohan,
who is also Chairman of Scientific Committee of RSSDI 2009.
The meet will present a comprehensive programme
encompassing simple diabetes diagnosis and treatment measures,
said Mayur Patel, a leading diabetes expert and Organising
Chairman of RSSDI 2009.
Issues like genetics of diabetes, comparison of India
with international scenario, prevention of the disease, newer
modalities of treatment and insulin infusion pumps will also
be discussed by experts, doctors and researchers, Mohan added.
Diabetes is a condition when the pancreas in the human
body fails to produce insulin, the hormone that converts the
sugar in the food into energy. Insufficient secretion of
insulin results in excess glucose level in the bloodstream.
Bureau Report