Challenges of Juvenile Diabetes in India

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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. 5-10% of these are expected to be juvenile (or Type 1) diabetics. In 2004, an estimated 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar and 80% of the deaths came from low- and middle-income countries. India, with a sixth of the world's population at relatively lower income levels has a horrifying share of the numbers above.

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