3rd Annual International Diabetes Summit

Online, December 14, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Diabetes is a growing epidemic currently affecting around 7% of the world's population; thus threatening health and economic prosperity. According to World Health Organisation (WHO) more than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. This number is likely to be more than double by 2030 without intervention. Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, while the Middle East ranks as one of the leading countries with diabetes prevalence.

According to the news publishesd in Hindustan Times Diabetes affects 50.8 million adults in India. There are no absolute numbers for children affected."95% of those diagnosed (with type-2 diabetes) are overweight or obese, the 5% with normal weight have abdominal fat and high body fat percentage" says Dr Anoop Misra, chairman, Fortis C-DOC network centre for diabetes, obesity and cholesterol. Diabetes affects millions of people and is a very serious lifelong health problem. However, keeping diabeates in control is a difficult task as more than half of the care for diabetes is self driven. 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.

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) anticipates that by 2030, 11% of the Middle East and North Africa region or 59.7 million people will be living with diabetes. Six out of the world's top ten countries with the highest prevalence of diabetes are in the region. IDF estimates that there are as many as 19.2 million people still undiagnosed. The new regional figures also show that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the region for younger age groups is substantially higher than the global average.

As a result of these compelling statistics, Fleming Gulf is organizing "3rd Annual International Diabetes Summit" which will help to bring the latest information on prevention and diabetes care. This conference will explore the new and upcoming ways being explored globally to prevent and control the diabetes epidemic which has affected millions of life throughout the world.