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Lucknow, 14 November (HS). Under the Diabetes Prevention Program, it was revealed that by losing just 5% weight, 58% chance of diabetes can be controlled. There were at least 136 million pre-diabetic people who could be prevented from diabetes by adopting a good lifestyle, balanced diet and exercise like jogging, cycling and other sports. This information was given by Dr. Narsingh Verma, President of UP Chapter of Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India.
Dr. Narsingh Verma said that the theme of this year’s World Diabetes Day is knowing your risk of diabetes and the slogan is “Know your risk, know your response”. Dr. Verma said that more than 101 million people in India are suffering from diabetes. The highest prevalence of diabetes was seen in Goa (26.4%), Puducherry (26.3%) and Kerala (25.5%). The national average is 11.4%. However, the study warns of an explosion in diabetes cases in low prevalence states like UP, MP, Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh.
Dr. Narsingh Verma said that for every person suffering from diabetes in UP, about four people are suffering from pre-diabetes. This means that these people will soon become diabetic patients. The prevalence of diabetes in UP is 4.8%, the lowest in the country, but 18% are pre-diabetes compared to the national average of 15.3%. While 11.4% of India’s population suffers from diabetes, 15.3% have pre-diabetes. The ratio of people with pre-diabetes to people with pre-diabetes is 1:1 in Delhi, 1:1.2 in Maharashtra, 1:1.5 in Haryana and 1:3.8 in UP.
Leading diabetes expert Dr. Ajay Tiwari said that diabetes affects both physical and mental health. Care often focuses only on blood sugar management, which leaves many people overwhelmed. Recent studies conducted among people with diabetes have shown that: 36% experience distress from diabetes, 63% of people with diabetes say that the fear of developing diabetes-related complications affects their well-being. Does. 28% of people with diabetes find it difficult to remain positive about their condition.