Patiala, Dec. 6 -- Nearly every 10th individual in Punjab aged above 30 is suffering from diabetes, placing the state among the highest in the region when it comes to prevalence of non-communicable disease, diabetes.

It came to the fore after the ministry of health and family welfare shared the figures in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing winter session, raising alarm over the steady rise of this non-communicable disease in the state.

Diabetes, a chronic metabolic condition that progressively affects vital organs, including the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves, has recorded a year-on-year increase in Punjab.

The World Health Organisation describes diabetes as a chronic, metabolic disease ...