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Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels. It occurs due to the body’s inability to utilise insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas to carry sugar into cells for energy) effectively, a condition known as insulin resistance (Kendall et al., 2006) rather than misunderstood as insulin insufficiency. This resistance causes high levels of glucose in blood, which further leads to a number of complications like heart, kidney, vision and nerve problems.
According to the WHO, 830 million people worldwide had diabetes in 2022, a number projected to rise to 1.1 billion by 2045 (Perveen et al., 2019). In 2019, 77 million people were affected by diabetes in India, a figure expected to cross 134 million by 2045. (Mohan & Pradeepa, 2021).





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