THE BURDEN OF DIABETES
Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a serious and escalating health burden in the world.
According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas (International
Diabetes Federation, 2019b), the worldwide estimate of individuals with diabetes is 463 million
in the year 2019, and it is expected to increase to 578 million by 2030 and to 700 million by
2045. Table 1, extracted from the IDF Diabetes Atlas 2019, shows the major regions of the
world and their current and expected diabetes numbers.