Endocrine Abstracts

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PCOS is the commonest endocrine disorder of young women. It has appreciable impact on wellbeing and quality of life, fertility and reproduction, and long term metabolic and cancer risks. Acknowledged a ‘condition of our times’, there was no data from Asia until recently. South Asians have early manifestation with more severe symptoms than white Europeans. Young affected Asians have significantly greater insulin resistance than older white Europeans; with approximatel...

According to the recent Diabetes Atlas published by the international diabetes federation, globally there are 366 million people with diabetes. The number projected for India was 61.3 million people with diabetes. The recent Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study which is one the first of its kind to provide accurate and comprehensive state and national level data on diabetes prevalence in India, confirmed that there are 62.4 million people with ...