Friday, September 13, 2019

Type 2 Diabetes - a silent Killer Disease in India. - M.A.Aleem, A.M.Hakkim BMJ 2019;366:l5407

British Medical Journal  BMJ


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Trends in type 2 diabetes

BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5407 (Published 11 September 2019)

Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l5407

Trends in incidence of total or type 2 diabetes


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Type 2 Diabetes - a silent Killer Disease in India

New developments in type 2 Diabetes are many.

We have new guidelines to diagnose type 2 diabetes.

So many newer drugs have
been introduced recently to treat type 2 diabetes.

A diet low in carbohydrate may be useful to prevent this type of diabetes.

Among all countries in the world, India has the highest burden of type 2 diabetes.

The age of onset of type 2 diabetes in India is also low.
In India, compared to other countries, most people are affected by type 2 diabetes even at a very young age.

Type 2 Diabetes is one of the silent killer diseases in India.

Silent death due to unsuspected heart attack in type 2 diabetes is so common in India.

Unsuspected foot ulcers with lack of care kill many in India due to type 2 diabetes.

Late detection of renal involvement due to type 2 diabetes in India also kills many people.

Many people in India are getting early development of refractory errors in their vision due to cataracts and lost vision due to type 2 diabetes.

In India so many people are getting early development of type 2 diabetes related complications due to misconceptions and native type of treatments.

Competing interests: No competing interests

13 September 2019

M.A. Aleem

Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***

A.M.Hakkim

The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***

Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India

@drmaaleem

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