Abstract

As per IDF Atlas 2021 factsheets, the numbers of Diabetes mellitus (DM) in the south-east Asian region are 90 million and it is expected to grow to 152 million by 2045. The corresponding figures for prediabetes are 95.2 million and 125.4 million respectively. The topmost country contributing to these figures is India; 74.2 million amongst the 90 million is the prevalence of DM in India. Another alarming data from IDF is the number of undiagnosed DM in India is estimated to be 39.4 million and it is about 53.1% of the total DM population. So, it should be a top priority of Government of India (GOI) to look into these facts to formulate strategies to prevent this onslaught and slowdown the incidence and prevalence of the disease as a national policy. Almost 1 in 2 adults is unaware that they have DM.