Diabetes Scenario in a Backward Rural District Population of India and Need for Restructuring of Health Care Delivery Services
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چکیده
The global public health focus is gradually concentrating more on the non-communicable diseases (NCDs), owing to the progressively increasing trend in the burden of NCDs worldwide including the developing countries. Among these NCDs, the silent epidemic of diabetes currently has become one of the most worrisome public health concerns [1-3]. Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous metabolic syndrome characterized by variable degrees of insulin resistance and/or impaired insulin secretion resulting in abnormal metabolism of glucose leading to hyperglycemia [4]. Multi-factorial interplay between genetic, behavioral and environmental factors is responsible for abnormal glucose homeostasis in diabetics [4].
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