Sarita Bajaj.
Women and Diabetes: They have a right to a healthy future!.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;67(11):1643-5.

Women of today are at greater risk for non communicable diseases and other health issues at a young age. Epidemiological studies have given a grave picture of epidemic proportions of Type 2 diabetes worldwide and the prevalence is expected to increase exponentially in the coming years.1 The global prevalence of diabetes is expected to increase by more than 100% with a huge variation based on ethnicity, geography and gender. By 2050, rate of this increase is expected to be more in women (220%) than in men (174%), particularly for Indian women.1 A recent systematic review on Asian Indian reported that the prevalence of obesity in women is higher than in men.2 Interestingly, diabetes related risk factors which are found to be at a lower rate in non-diabetic women are increased exponentially in women with diabetes, compared to men.

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