Abstract

Dr. E. Dinesh Ragav*, Dr. Mamatha B. Patil and Dr. Arthi P. S.

ABSTRACT

Type-2 Diabetes is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by variable degrees of insulin resistance, impaired insulin secretion, and increased glucose production. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases across the world and number of diabetic patients is on rise. In 2017, there were 425 million people with diabetes globally. A prevalence of 8.8% among the gobal adult population. On 2017, it was estimated that almost 204 million women in the world have type-2 diabetes. Total of 14.9 million women have type-2 diabetes in America as on 2015. In India, the total number of diabetes patients are 72.9 million as on 2017. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in India is 10.1 % as on 2017. Among Indian type-2 diabetic patients, female prevalence accounts for 37.87%. So, the prevalence of women with type-2 diabetes in India is 3.87% as on 2017. The prevalence of women with type-2 diabetes mellitus in Karnataka is 22.04 %. Many people are diagnosed type-2 diabetes in their teens or early 20s. And with advancing age, the risk of getting type-2 diabetes goes up too, especially if you don’t change any of the diabetes risk factors like your weight and physical activity level. Women who get type-2 diabetes are at greater risk than men of cardiovascular disease and blindness.