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Volume 4
Endocrinology & Diabetes Research
October 01-02, 2018 Osaka, Japan
12
th
International Conference on
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology Summit 2018
October 01-02, 2018
Endocrinol Diabetes Res 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2470-7570-C3-015
Type 2 diabetes in Indians: How different than the Western World?
Debashis Das
Consultant Diabetologist, India
T
ype 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Although other racial
groups are affected, the prevalence of T2DM in Indians is extremely high and continues to rise rapidly. India is considered
the diabetes capital of the world with over 70 million people with diabetes and more than 70 million people with pre-diabetes.
The most probable explanations are genetic susceptibility, fast urbanization, diet pattern and change in lifestyle. Indians get
diabetes at a lower body weight, with around 20-30% people not being overweight. Other distinctive features in Indians
compared to western population are excess visceral fat, pancreatic fat and fatty liver. In addition, Indian diabetics have increased
insulin resistance and early deterioration in β-cell function compared to other ethnic groups. In conclusion, Indian diabetics
are quite different than the western population in terms of pathophysiology, clinical profile and getting diabetic complications,
therefore the need to take account of these aspects while interventions are planned.
drdebashisdas@gmail.com