Diabetes: A Fact and Figure in World as well as Civil Hospital Malegaon

Diabetes is undoubtedly one of the most challenging health problems in 21stcentury.Diabetes is a developmental issue, and it is a threat to the health and economic propriety of nations. The number of peoples aged 20 to 79 years with diabetes in the world in 2017 is estimated to be 425 million5. India leads the world with largest number of diabetes patients and become “Diabetic Capital of the World”10. A statistic of diabetes patients in Civil Hospital Malegaon City (Nashik) is discussed. The following result and discussion highlights how diabetes has expanded throughout world with its gender distribution, age group and cause.