Q: Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus–onset of diabetes during pregnancy–has been increasing as much as impaired glucose tolerance in India. Perhaps the combination of these factors have contributed and the lesson to be learnt is that by lifestyle modification, diabetes prevalence can be reduced. Do the same factors affect the rich and the poor in urban India — obesity, age and family history? So is this factor now applicable to the urban poor as well? However, by this time the standard of living among the urban poor begins to improve.

Source: Hindustan Times July 09, 2017 02:15 UTC