DIABETES CONVERSION RATE

India with its 80 million people suffering from diabetes, accounts for 17% of the global diabetes burden, often called the diabetes capital of the world and the projections estimate that by 2045 there will be 135 million Indians who will be diabetic. And this will definitely affect the well-being and standard of living of the people, especially for a country like India, where the insurance penetration is negligible; this in turn, will increase the out-of-pocket expenditure manyfold.

Type II diabetes is the main focus area for health practitioners and policymakers; they tend to neglect the concerns related to GDM, even though most of the gynecologists and GDM patients are not well aware of the long-lasting risk associated with GDM. In 90% of cases, GDM disappears after delivery, but what they miss understanding is that 50% of these women may develop type II diabetes within 5–10 years, thereby missing a major opportunity to recover their health by focusing on healthy lifestyle interventions.