Diabetic cases high among women in major cities, says Indus Health Plus study

A 39 per cent increase has been observed in diabetic cases among women in Delhi, compared to 18 per cent increase among men, according a study by Indus Health Plus ahead of the World Diabetes Day. “Delhiites are evidently seen to have a sweet tooth. They also consume high amount of oil/ghee/butter in various cooked products. This has evidently increased the number of obesity and hypertension cases giving a rise to  number of diabetics. The increase in diabetic cases among men grew by 18 percent while that among women made a whooping increase of 39 per cent,” says the Abnormality Report by Indus. The company, which is into preventive healthcare, compiled the report based on the findings between July 2012 and May 2013 in major cities across the country. In Mumbai, sugar levels were found to be high surprisingly amongst youth, especially between the age group of 25-35yrs of age. Thirty two per cent of these were detected with diabetes. A lot of stress is borne by population in the age bracket of 28-40 years age. “This lot is mainly those from the MNC and IT industry with less physical activity in their work portfolio. With 65 per cent of women detected as diabetic, almost more than 50 per cent of those were working ladies. There were men from the age bracket of 40-60s who were seen at a higher risk,” claimed the report. In Pune too, those in the age bracket of 30-40 were observed to be living at higher risk levels of diabetes. Even those from the age bracket of 20-30s were observed to have increased by 21 per cent. Younger women in the age bracket of 30-35 have been observed to have having extra junk and sweet stuff that has also elevated the chances of diabetes in them, it said. Hyderabad reported an increase of 15 per cent in diabetes among women. Polished rice, carbohydrates, coconut and urban trends is a major cause of diabetes in the city. In Bangalore, clear increase noticed in the age group of 25-30 years both in male and female. While 40 per cent of the cases are because of genetic and 60 per cent of the detections are because of change in their lifestyle, according to Indus. “It was also observed during doctor consultation that not just middle age group population but also 40 per cent of the young Bangloreans (25-45yrs) didn’t know the after effects of diabetes and the need to get test done,” the report said. Source:Pharmabiz