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Diabetes is part of a larger global epidemic of non-communicable diseases. It has become a major public health challenge globally. This disease affects 6. 6% (285 million people) of the world's population in the 20--79 years age group. 1 According to the International Diabetic Federation (IDF), this number is expected to grow to 380 million by 2025. 2--4 The IDF published findings revealing that in 2007, the country with the largest numbers of people with diabetes is India (40. 9 million), followed by China (39. 8 million), the United States (19. 2 million), Russia (9. 6 million) and Germany (7. 4 million). 5--8India is home to 40. 9 million people with diabetes -nearly 15% of the global diabetes burden; it contributes 1% of the world's diabetes research. 9 Projections show that this will increase to 70 million by 2025. As India has a population of 1. 2 billion, 40% of whom are under the age of 18, investment in the health of India's future workforce is crucial. 10With the largest number of diabetic patients, India leads the world with earning the dubious distinction of being termed the "Diabetes Capital of the World". The problem has been well documented in a battery of recent papers. 5--7 Between 5% and 10% of the nation's health budget is spent on the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Projections show that in the next decade, India will lose US237 billion due to diabetes, stroke and heart disease. 11During 1971-2000, urban diabetes prevalence rose from 1. 2% to 12. 1%. 16However, studies show that diabetes has risen rapidly in rural areas, with a threefold increase (from 2. 4% to 6. 4%) in rural southern India over a 14--year
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