Astonishing 800 Million Adults have Diabetes Globally — Study
Lancet, the medical journal, estimates that around 800 million adults worldwide have diabetes, almost twice as many as previously estimated.
The dramatic increase in numbers was driven by the rising cases in low- and middle-income countries.
The study suggests that more than half of people over the age of 30 are not receiving the necessary treatment, as in sub-Saharan Africa, only 5-10% of those estimated to have diabetes were getting treatment.
