Explained: What Does Pre-Diabetes In The ICMR-Backed Study Mean To A Layperson
By Nidhi Jacob A study00119-5/fulltext) backed by the Indian Council of Medical Research has estimated that in India, 136 million people (which is more than the population of Maharashtra) or 15.3% of the population are likely to be pre-diabetic. There is almost no urban-rural divide when it comes to pre-diabetes with 15.4% of the urban population and 15.2% of rural India in the pre-diabetic stage. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation, according to the World Health Organization. Pre-diabetes is a condition in which a person's bl...