Ahmedabad, November 04: India, which is home to highest number of diabetics in the world, will have around 51 million patients of the disease by 2010 and that figure may go up to 80 million by 2030, a leading diabetes expert said today.
Chennai-based V Mohan said this during media briefing about the four-day conference of RSSDI (Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India) beginning here from tomorrow.
The annual conference will have more than 3,000 delegates, including 250 from abroad, 109 faculty members and 13 foreign scientists, he said.
More than 100 research papers will be presented on subjects like stem cell therapies for diabetes, said Mohan, who is also Chairman of Scientific Committee of RSSDI 2009.
The meet will present a comprehensive programme encompassing simple diabetes diagnosis and treatment measures, said Mayur Patel, a leading diabetes expert and Organising Chairman of RSSDI 2009.
–Agencies