MUMBAI: Nearly 60% of Indians suffering from diabetes remain undiagnosed, said the International Diabetes Federation chief Jean Claude Mbanya at a diabesity summit held in Mumbai on Thursday.
Underlining the lack of awareness about the disease, he said one million Indians died every year due to diabetes-related complications.
Dr Mbanya made these observations while delivering the keynote address at the Diabesity Summit organized by The Times of India and the Sanofi Diabetes Blue Fortnight 2012.
Diabetic patients are at increased risk of death after a heart attack, suggests recent study. The reason why the risk of death is almost doubled in these patients remains unclear.
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