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Facts and Figures

Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions. Worldwide, the number of cases is expected to double to 300 million in less than 25 years. Today, over 5 million people worldwide live with Type 1 diabetes (the more severe form of the disease), of which almost 395,000 are children.
If left untreated, long-term complications of the disease can lead to heart failure, blindness, impotence, kidney failure, amputation, and in many cases death. Tight glycaemic control is central to good health, as proven by numerous studies, including the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), which concluded in 1993.

India - over 35 million are affected making it the diabetic capital of the world and approx 2 - 3% have Type 1 diabetes
Every fourth diabetic in the world today is an Indian.
Indians are genetically more susceptible to diabetes and the number of diabetics in India would go up to 40 million by 2010 and 74 million by 2025
Diabetes is a life-threatening condition.One in 20 deaths is attributable to diabetes; 8,700 deaths every day; six deaths every minute
Diabetes has become one of the major causes of premature illness and death in most countries, mainly through the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardiovascular disease is responsible for between 50% and 80% of deaths in people with diabetes.

World Health Organisation