Diabetes on the rise among young Indians: Expert shares ways to control it

Updated On: 12 April, 2023 11:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Aakanksha Ahire

Diabetes has been a primary cause of death in Mumbai and the situation is the same across India. In November last year, the BMC said nearly 14 per cent of the deaths in Mumbai in 2021 were attributed to diabetes. Experts share health tips to keep diabetes in check

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There are many factors, majorly lifestyle-related, that have exposed the young to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. These include being physically inactive, having incorrect dietary habits, obesity, alcohol consumption, and smoking. Image for representational purposes only. Photo Courtesy: iStock

Does the news about someone in their early 20s dying of a heart attack shock you? It surely does. A youngster in his early 20s suffering from diabetes should shock you as much, if not more. Lately, diabetes has been listed as one of the chronic diseases that a sizable adult population in India is suffering from. The number keeps increasing every day. Healthcare professionals attribute it to an unhealthy lifestyle.

According to the National Family Health Survey of 2019 and 2021, five Indian states: West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Tripura showed more than 8 per cent of males aged under 35 having a random blood glucose level of more than 140 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl). As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 2022 report, India had 95,600 cases of type 1 diabetes in children under the age of 14, with around 15,900 new cases recorded per year in the same age range.

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