The silent epidemic that is three times as deadly as COVID

-Diabetes is rising across the globe, killing 4.2 million people last year.

-Middle- and low-income countries are seeing the biggest increases.

-Over 460 million people already live with diabetes.

-By 2045 over 700 million people will have the condition.

-Changes to diet, exercise and quitting smoking can stop or even reverse the condition.

 
It’s the silent epidemic that claims 4.2 million lives around the world every year – almost three times as many deaths as COVID-19. Diabetes is on the march, with experts predicting that one in 10 of us will be affected by 2045.

An estimated 463 million people already live with diabetes and that figure is set to rise to over 700 million by 2045, according to the latest data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). The condition is already one of the top 10 causes of death globally.

China, the United States and India had the highest rates of diabetes last year, each with over 30 million cases, according to IDF’s latest Diabetes Atlas. The condition is rising fastest in sub-Saharan Africa with the number of cases forecast to increase by 143% by 2045.

The number of people with diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to grow by 96% in the same period with an increase of 74% forecast in South East Asia.

Diabetes is a serious, long-term condition that occurs when the body cannot produce any or enough insulin or cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. This results in a situation known as hyperglycemia where excessive blood sugar levels can cause a person to slip into a coma.

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Πηγή: weforum.org