| According to the study done on south Indians living in Chennai besides south Asians and white Caucasians living in Dallas, (USA), plasma cell glycoprotin (PC-1) gene polymorphism K 121 Q plays a potential role in the prevalence of diabetes in India. |
| As compared to China and the US, India has the maximum prevalence of diabetic patients. In India, while Hyderabad has 16 per cent prevalence of diabetes, Chennai has 13.9 per cent, followed by Kolkata (12.4 per cent), Bangalore (11.9 per cent) and Mumbai (11.2 per cent). |
| "We have also evolved a diabetes risk scoring system wherein taking into consideration family history, extent of physical activity, age and waist measurement, diabetic subjects can be identified," V Mohan said. |
| M Rema, managing director and chief opthalmologist, Dr Mohans' M V Diabetes Specialities Centre, said that according to a study done in Chennai, 17.5 per cent of diabetic patients have diabetic retinopathy (diabetic eye disease). |
| "If one person has diabetic retinopathy, the chances of another sibling developing diabetic eye complication is 3.5 times higher," she added. |
| Studies by the centre also prove that over 20 per cent of diabetic patients have diabetic kidney and heart complications. Diabetic foot complication is also the most common reason for hospitalisation among diabetic subjects. |
| The Chennai-based centre that has set up a branch in the city has come out with various schemes like life membership scheme, senior citizens' scheme besides an early bird incentive for its customers. |
| The centre has also been treating 7,500 diabetic patients for free in Chennai. "We hope to collaborate with a few organisations for this purpose in Hyderabad also," Mohan said. |
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