China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced before World Diabetes Day (November 14) that diabetes patients in China’s major cities increased 40 percent during the past six years.
Currently, the total number of diabetes patients around the country is 23.46 million, and an additional 17.15 million have symptoms of impaired fasting glucose, a precursor to Diabetes.
According to another survey conducted by the Chinese Medical Association Diabetes Division in 2007, among the participants aged 20 and above and living in urban and affluent rural areas, diabetes patients have reached 11 percent of the sampled population. This indicates a possible total diabetes in the above areas could exceed 40 million, plus the large number of people that have symptoms of impaired glucose regulation.
The number of children suffering from Diabetes has also been increasing in recent years. Experts have seen signs that Diabetes II is becoming more common among mainland children and youths, and even exceeds the number of patients with Diabetes I.
It is believed that an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise are the key reasons for the accelerating increase of Global diabetes patients.
Currently, the total number of diabetes patients around the country is 23.46 million, and an additional 17.15 million have symptoms of impaired fasting glucose, a precursor to Diabetes.
According to another survey conducted by the Chinese Medical Association Diabetes Division in 2007, among the participants aged 20 and above and living in urban and affluent rural areas, diabetes patients have reached 11 percent of the sampled population. This indicates a possible total diabetes in the above areas could exceed 40 million, plus the large number of people that have symptoms of impaired glucose regulation.
The number of children suffering from Diabetes has also been increasing in recent years. Experts have seen signs that Diabetes II is becoming more common among mainland children and youths, and even exceeds the number of patients with Diabetes I.
It is believed that an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise are the key reasons for the accelerating increase of Global diabetes patients.
