Fifty Percent of People with Diabetes Undiagnosed Worldwide

Diabetes is running at record levels worldwide and half the people estimated to have the disease are, as yet, undiagnosed, according to a new report. The number of people living with diabetes is now put at 371 million, up from 366 million a year ago, with numbers expected to reach 552 million by 2030, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) said. The IDF estimates that, globally, 187 million people do not yet know they have the condition. IDF press release, Nov 2012