diabetes alarm

·         Recent ICMR studies on diabetes shows that significant population suffer from it

·         This will increase disease burden and healthcare costs

·         The incidence of disease is more in urban areas

·         This indicates that lifestyle plays a rôle in onset of diabetes

·         Treating diabetes costs much lesser than the later complications like the coronary heart disease, kidney damage etc

WAY AHEAD

·         Provide low cost testing facilities

·         Expand specialised treatment for diabetes

·         Initiate preventions trategies

·         Promote healthier lifestyle