- TOI Plus Team
- TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Nov 23, 2023, 13:02 IST IST
On World Diabetes Day 2023, TOI conducted a webinar where a distinguished panel of experts shared insights on the factors behind India’s diabetes epidemic, how to prevent it and how to manage it. A look at the key takeaways
Over 10 crore Indians are diagnosed with diabetes and over 13 crore with pre-diabetes. India, 15 years back, emerged the diabetes capital of the world. China — with its much older and much more obese population — currently holds on to that title, but given that India now boasts the world’s largest population, it is not long before we are once again the world’s diabetes capital.
On World Diabetes Day 2023, TOI conducted a webinar where a distinguished panel of experts shared insights on how to live well with diabetes. The key takeaway was that living well after being diagnosed with what is commonly referred to as ‘sugar disease’ demands a multifaceted approach. In the past patients focused on managing blood sugar levels but now the emphasis is on holistic lifestyle managementencompassing physical, mental, social and behavioral aspects of our lives.