The International Diabetes Federation estimates that there were 72.9 million people with diabetes in India in 2017. New Delhi: There will be a standard protocol for treatment and management of type-2 diabetes in India with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issuing draft guidelines for this. Type-2 diabetes is a metabolic-cum-vascular syndrome characterised by predominant insulin resistance with varying degrees of insulin secretory defect. The Asian Indian phenotype, a peculiar constellation of abnormalities, predisposes South Asians to the development of insulin resistance,” the guidelines note. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that there were 72.9 million people with diabetes in India in 2017.

Source: Mint May 08, 2018 15:22 UTC