New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- Globally, one in 11 adults aged between 20-79 years have diabetes, says International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes is a chronic, progressive and damaging lifelong disease. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body produces insulin but it doesn't respond to it normally. Glucose is unable to enter the cells to supply energy (a problem called insulin resistance).
Dr Sneha Kothari, Endocrinologist, Global Hospital, Mumbai says:"Type 2 diabetes is no longer an old man's disease. Over the past decades, younger adults and children have been falling prey to this disease. Indians get type 2 diabetes not only at a younger age, but also at lower body mass index. The younger onset predisposes to greater risk of complications...