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Diabetes is the 9th leading cause of mortality globally in 2020, attributing to over 2 million deaths annually due to diabetes directly and kidney disease due to diabetes. The primary causes of type 2 diabetes is diet and physical activity, which can contribute to increased BMI, poor nutrition, hypertension, alcohol use and smoking, while genetics is also a factor.

In 2017, about 6.28% of the world population was affected by type 2 diabetes, which was about 462 million at the time. The distribution between gender is equal with the incidence peaking around age 55 years old. It is estimated by 2030 the global prevalence of type 2 diabetes to increase to 7079 individuals per 100,000, with all regions around the world continue to rise.

The prevalence of African Americans with diabetes is estimated to triple by 2050, while the prevalence of whites is estimated to double. The overall prevalence increases with age, with the largest increase in people over 65 years of age. The prevalence of diabetes in America is estimated to increase to 48.3 million by 2050.

The diagnosis of diabetes has quadrupled in the last 30 years in America, increasing from 5.5 million in 1980 to 21.1 million in 2010.

From 1988-1994, about 25% of American adults, aged 40-74 years old, were classified as having prediabetes.

The burden of diabetes (both type 1 and 2) has a possibility to lead to complications of multiple body systems including nephropathy, neuropathy and retinopathy. . About half of patients with type 2 diabetes die due to cardiovascular disease and 10% from kidney failure.

Women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy have a 20-50% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.

India- It is estimated to be around 57% of the current cases of diabetes to be undiagnosed.