Since 1980, the number of adults with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled from 108 million to 422 million in 2014. The findings provide the most comprehensive estimates of worldwide diabetes trends to date and show that diabetes is fast becoming a major problem in low and middle income countries.From 1980 to 2014, the prevalence of diabetes more than doubles for men in India and China, a new study concludes. It also suggests that globally, more men than women now have the illness. Half of adults worldwide with diabetes in 2014 lived in five countries: China, India, USA, Brazil and Indonesia.Fonte: Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily
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