Diabetes no longer an old-age illness, geography plays a role too!

Veni E N

Aug 25, 2025

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Diabetes, once thought of as an old-age ailment, is no longer waiting for the twilight years;  it is showing up in people’s forties and fifties, cutting into their productive years of life.

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The shift is stark in cities, where crowded commutes, desk-bound jobs, and easy access to processed food are fuelling a health emergency.

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The troubling paradox is that the educated and affluent, those expected to have better healthcare access, now carry the heaviest burden.

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Weight gain, changing diets, and urban lifestyles have turned privilege and prosperity into hidden costs.

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Millions of Indians live with diabetes, many unaware until complications strike. Even among the diagnosed, care is incomplete, focused on sugar while neglecting heart and vascular health.