Diabetes in youth, women big challenge

(Source: The Tribune, 16 May 2011)
Dr Jitendra Singh said over 15 per cent of diabetes patient suffered from the type two diabetes “mellitus” in and around Jammu. He added that while there was a big surge in the cases of diabetes among Kashmiri Pandits, the rural population in the Jammu region had also been affected in a big way. He said two major challenges in the field of diabetes during the next decade in the country would be diabetes in youth and women, particularly pregnant women. He added that if diabetes could be prevented during pregnancy, it could cut down the tendency of diabetes in the newborn. Read more