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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At a healthcare clinic in Thodathara, a village in the Thavanampalle mandal near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Dr Vijay Kumar calls in his next patient. &amp;ldquo;He is the most disciplined man I know,&amp;rdquo; Dr Kumar says with a hint of pride.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Reddyappa Reddy walks in and takes the seat opposite Dr Kumar. &amp;ldquo;Ten years ago I found out I have diabetes. I took Dr Kumar&amp;rsquo;s advice. Today, I walk up and down the lengths of a mango farm every day after dinner,&amp;rdquo; says Reddyappa, who is in his sixties. Dr Kumar adds that Reddy is an inspiration to the other patients at the clinic.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The numbers game&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;In 2013, Apollo Foundation&amp;rsquo;s Total Health initiative conducted a household survey of 195 villages and 32 gram panchayats in the Thavanampalle mandal. We screened 31,453 people for health data and found that 6.2 percent had diabetes. In addition, 16.7 percent of men and 12.2 percent of women were obese, a risk factor for diabetes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Today, the numbers in the mandal have shot up, with 10.1 percent of the people suffering from diabetes. This is still less than the national average; diabetes in rural and urban India grew from 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent respectively in 1972 to 15 percent and 19 percent in 2015, according to a 2021 meta-analysis published in Annals of Epidemiology.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I saw 600 people last month, of whom 200 had diabetes,&amp;rdquo; says Dr V Bhargav, who heads a mobile clinic unit. Most people who get diabetes are above the age of 50. Compare this to the national numbers: A 2009 study found that of the people living with diabetes, 54 percent develop it before reaching 50 years of age. The same study says that the onset of diabetes among Indians is about a decade earlier than their Western counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://science.thewire.in/health/what-explains-rural-indias-diabetes-problem/?fbclid=IwAR15NB5fjpWLwT_5sqhZAJLjVXEsjKlxahZGhpfBI1HnbpU2Ixq80zzRYTI&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;This article was &lt;a href=&quot;https://idronline.org/article/health/rural-india-has-a-diabetes-problem-whats-causing-it/&quot;&gt;originally published&lt;/a&gt; on India Development Review.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Today, the numbers in the mandal have shot up, with 10.1 percent of the people suffering from diabetes. This is still less than the national average; diabetes in rural and urban India grew from 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent respectively in 1972 to 15 percent and 19 percent in 2015, according to a 2021 meta-analysis published in Annals of Epidemiology.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At a healthcare clinic in Thodathara, a village in the Thavanampalle mandal near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Dr Vijay Kumar calls in his next patient. &amp;ldquo;He is the most disciplined man I know,&amp;rdquo; Dr Kumar says with a hint of pride.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Today, the numbers in the mandal have shot up, with 10.1 percent of the people suffering from diabetes. This is still less than the national average; diabetes in rural and urban India grew from 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent respectively in 1972 to 15 percent and 19 percent in 2015, according to a 2021 meta-analysis published in Annals of Epidemiology.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I saw 600 people last month, of whom 200 had diabetes,&amp;rdquo; says Dr V Bhargav, who heads a mobile clinic unit. Most people who get diabetes are above the age of 50. Compare this to the national numbers: A 2009 study found that of the people living with diabetes, 54 percent develop it before reaching 50 years of age. The same study says that the onset of diabetes among Indians is about a decade earlier than their Western counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At a healthcare clinic in Thodathara, a village in the Thavanampalle mandal near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Dr Vijay Kumar calls in his next patient. &amp;ldquo;He is the most disciplined man I know,&amp;rdquo; Dr Kumar says with a hint of pride.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Reddyappa Reddy walks in and takes the seat opposite Dr Kumar. &amp;ldquo;Ten years ago I found out I have diabetes. I took Dr Kumar&amp;rsquo;s advice. Today, I walk up and down the lengths of a mango farm every day after dinner,&amp;rdquo; says Reddyappa, who is in his sixties. Dr Kumar adds that Reddy is an inspiration to the other patients at the clinic.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The numbers game&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;In 2013, Apollo Foundation&amp;rsquo;s Total Health initiative conducted a household survey of 195 villages and 32 gram panchayats in the Thavanampalle mandal. We screened 31,453 people for health data and found that 6.2 percent had diabetes. In addition, 16.7 percent of men and 12.2 percent of women were obese, a risk factor for diabetes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Today, the numbers in the mandal have shot up, with 10.1 percent of the people suffering from diabetes. This is still less than the national average; diabetes in rural and urban India grew from 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent respectively in 1972 to 15 percent and 19 percent in 2015, according to a 2021 meta-analysis published in Annals of Epidemiology.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I saw 600 people last month, of whom 200 had diabetes,&amp;rdquo; says Dr V Bhargav, who heads a mobile clinic unit. Most people who get diabetes are above the age of 50. Compare this to the national numbers: A 2009 study found that of the people living with diabetes, 54 percent develop it before reaching 50 years of age. The same study says that the onset of diabetes among Indians is about a decade earlier than their Western counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://science.thewire.in/health/what-explains-rural-indias-diabetes-problem/?fbclid=IwAR15NB5fjpWLwT_5sqhZAJLjVXEsjKlxahZGhpfBI1HnbpU2Ixq80zzRYTI&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At a healthcare clinic in Thodathara, a village in the Thavanampalle mandal near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Dr Vijay Kumar calls in his next patient. &amp;ldquo;He is the most disciplined man I know,&amp;rdquo; Dr Kumar says with a hint of pride.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Reddyappa Reddy walks in and takes the seat opposite Dr Kumar. &amp;ldquo;Ten years ago I found out I have diabetes. I took Dr Kumar&amp;rsquo;s advice. Today, I walk up and down the lengths of a mango farm every day after dinner,&amp;rdquo; says Reddyappa, who is in his sixties. Dr Kumar adds that Reddy is an inspiration to the other patients at the clinic.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The numbers game&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;In 2013, Apollo Foundation&amp;rsquo;s Total Health initiative conducted a household survey of 195 villages and 32 gram panchayats in the Thavanampalle mandal. We screened 31,453 people for health data and found that 6.2 percent had diabetes. In addition, 16.7 percent of men and 12.2 percent of women were obese, a risk factor for diabetes.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Today, the numbers in the mandal have shot up, with 10.1 percent of the people suffering from diabetes. This is still less than the national average; diabetes in rural and urban India grew from 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent respectively in 1972 to 15 percent and 19 percent in 2015, according to a 2021 meta-analysis published in Annals of Epidemiology.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I saw 600 people last month, of whom 200 had diabetes,&amp;rdquo; says Dr V Bhargav, who heads a mobile clinic unit. Most people who get diabetes are above the age of 50. Compare this to the national numbers: A 2009 study found that of the people living with diabetes, 54 percent develop it before reaching 50 years of age. The same study says that the onset of diabetes among Indians is about a decade earlier than their Western counterparts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://science.thewire.in/health/what-explains-rural-indias-diabetes-problem/?fbclid=IwAR15NB5fjpWLwT_5sqhZAJLjVXEsjKlxahZGhpfBI1HnbpU2Ixq80zzRYTI&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;This article was &lt;a href=&quot;https://idronline.org/article/health/rural-india-has-a-diabetes-problem-whats-causing-it/&quot;&gt;originally published&lt;/a&gt; on India Development Review.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p style="text-align:justify"><em>South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index.</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">At a healthcare clinic in Thodathara, a village in the Thavanampalle mandal near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Dr Vijay Kumar calls in his next patient. &ldquo;He is the most disciplined man I know,&rdquo; Dr Kumar says with a hint of pride.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Reddyappa Reddy walks in and takes the seat opposite Dr Kumar. &ldquo;Ten years ago I found out I have diabetes. I took Dr Kumar&rsquo;s advice. Today, I walk up and down the lengths of a mango farm every day after dinner,&rdquo; says Reddyappa, who is in his sixties. Dr Kumar adds that Reddy is an inspiration to the other patients at the clinic.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><em>The numbers game</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">In 2013, Apollo Foundation&rsquo;s Total Health initiative conducted a household survey of 195 villages and 32 gram panchayats in the Thavanampalle mandal. We screened 31,453 people for health data and found that 6.2 percent had diabetes. In addition, 16.7 percent of men and 12.2 percent of women were obese, a risk factor for diabetes.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Today, the numbers in the mandal have shot up, with 10.1 percent of the people suffering from diabetes. This is still less than the national average; diabetes in rural and urban India grew from 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent respectively in 1972 to 15 percent and 19 percent in 2015, according to a 2021 meta-analysis published in Annals of Epidemiology.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">&ldquo;I saw 600 people last month, of whom 200 had diabetes,&rdquo; says Dr V Bhargav, who heads a mobile clinic unit. Most people who get diabetes are above the age of 50. Compare this to the national numbers: A 2009 study found that of the people living with diabetes, 54 percent develop it before reaching 50 years of age. The same study says that the onset of diabetes among Indians is about a decade earlier than their Western counterparts.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://science.thewire.in/health/what-explains-rural-indias-diabetes-problem/?fbclid=IwAR15NB5fjpWLwT_5sqhZAJLjVXEsjKlxahZGhpfBI1HnbpU2Ixq80zzRYTI">click here</a> to read more.&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">This article was <a href="https://idronline.org/article/health/rural-india-has-a-diabetes-problem-whats-causing-it/">originally published</a> on India Development Review.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify">At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies.</p>

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What Explains Rural India’s Diabetes Problem? -Sweta Akundi

-TheWire.in South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index. At a healthcare clinic in Thodathara, a village in the Thavanampalle mandal near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Dr Vijay Kumar calls in his next patient. “He is the most disciplined man I know,” Dr Kumar says with a hint of pride. Reddyappa Reddy walks in and takes the seat opposite Dr Kumar. “Ten years ago I found out I have diabetes. I took Dr Kumar’s advice. Today, I walk up and down the lengths of a mango farm every day after dinner,” says Reddyappa, who is in his sixties. Dr Kumar adds that Reddy is an inspiration to the other patients at the clinic. The numbers game In 2013, Apollo Foundation’s Total Health initiative conducted a household survey of 195 villages and 32 gram panchayats in the Thavanampalle mandal. We screened 31,453 people for health data and found that 6.2 percent had diabetes. In addition, 16.7 percent of men and 12.2 percent of women were obese, a risk factor for diabetes. Today, the numbers in the mandal have shot up, with 10.1 percent of the people suffering from diabetes. This is still less than the national average; diabetes in rural and urban India grew from 2.4 percent and 3.3 percent respectively in 1972 to 15 percent and 19 percent in 2015, according to a 2021 meta-analysis published in Annals of Epidemiology. At 74.7 million people living with the disease, India is home to the second largest population of people with diabetes (after China). While the prevalence of diabetes is twice as high in urban India as compared to rural areas, Total Health has chalked it out to be one of the biggest causes of concern in Thavanampalle mandal, where its work primarily lies. “I saw 600 people last month, of whom 200 had diabetes,” says Dr V Bhargav, who heads a mobile clinic unit. Most people who get diabetes are above the age of 50. Compare this to the national numbers: A 2009 study found that of the people living with diabetes, 54 percent develop it before reaching 50 years of age. The same study says that the onset of diabetes among Indians is about a decade earlier than their Western counterparts. Please click here to read more.  This article was originally published on India Development Review.