Ten interesting facts and news articles regarding diabetes for the year 2009 are:

1. The Asian population is affected five times more with diabetes than the white population.

2. Almost six percent of the total world population is affected by diabetes. This equals to about 246 million.

3. India is also termed as the world’s capital for diabetes. Almost 40 million people are estimated to be affected by diabetes in India and it is also estimated that this number could go up to 70 million by the year 2025. If these statistics come true, then every fifth diabetic around the globe would be from India.

4. The main reasons for the increase in diabetes in Indians are resistance to insulin and central obesity (when the body’s weight at the middle increases, also termed as apple shaped body).

5. Around 3.2 million people are estimated to die because of diabetes or problems that arise due to it. This problem causes six deaths in a minute. Diabetes results and its conditions result in one out of twenty deaths in the world.

6. Almost 90 or 95 percent of the diabetic population is affected by the type2 diabetes population. The juvenile diabetes (or type1 diabetes mellitus) problem affects around 70,000 children aged under fifteen years each year.

7. There are no early symptoms of this disease and it is also termed as ‘silent killer disease’. The most easily seen early symptom of diabetes is excessive thirst.

8. Lack of activity in the daily lifestyle is seen as primary concern for increasing the cases of diabetes. Diabetes occurring can be reduced by more than half by exercising or following balanced diets.

9. Diabetes is the main cause of kidney failures. It is also responsible for around 1 million limb damages and around five million people have reported blurry vision or blindness.

10. The cost of treating diabetes and its other problems are estimated at 215-375 billion US dollars.