Medical News Summary: 70% of people in India may have undiagnosed diabetes
About: 70% of people in India may have undiagnosed diabetes
Date: 16 January 2005
Source: New Kerala
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by New Kerala): A study of 18,000 people in India has revealed that up to 70% of people may have undiagnosed diabetes which is higher than what was expected. Symptoms of diabetes include weight loss, frequent urination and hunger which are generally not recognized by people. Late diagnosis means late treatment which can result increased risk of complications such as eye damage, kidney damage, nerve damage, heart damage and increased mortality.
URL: http://news.newkerala.com/india-news/?action=fullnews&id=60687
Related Disease Topics: Diabetes, Eye damage (see Eye symptoms), Kidney damage (see Kidney symptoms), Nerve damage (see Nerve symptoms), Heart damage (see Heart symptoms)
Related Symptom Topics: Weight loss, frequent urination, hunger
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- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- death from diabetes
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- Diagnosis and diabetes
- Diagnosis and eye damage
- Diagnosis and kidney damage
- Diagnosis and nerve damage
- Diagnosis and heart damage
- Diagnosis and weight loss
- Diagnosis and frequent urination
- Diagnosis and hunger
- Undiagnosed
- Undiagnosed and diabetes
- Undiagnosed and eye damage
- Undiagnosed and kidney damage
- Undiagnosed and nerve damage
- Undiagnosed and heart damage
- Undiagnosed and weight loss
- Undiagnosed and frequent urination
- Undiagnosed and hunger
- risk and diabetes
- Risk and eye damage
- Risk and kidney damage
- Risk and nerve damage
- Risk and heart damage
- cause of diabetes
- cause of eye damage
- cause of kidney damage
- cause of nerve damage
- cause of heart damage
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