‘Most diabetics in Kashmir don’t know they’re diabetic’

11% diabetic in Kashmir, 18% in Jammu  569 mn globally; 40% unaware of condition Type 2 accounts for nearly 90% of cases Raises risk of heart attack, kidney failure, eye damage Srinagar, Nov 13: Diabetes has emerged as one of the biggest public health challenges in Jammu and Kashmir, with nearly 11 per cent of the population in Kashmir and 18 per cent in Jammu affected by the disease, according to the ICMR-INDIAB study, even as a large number of people remain unaware of their condition. On World

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