The International Diabetes Federation predicts that one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030.

522M people could have diabetes by 2030The International Diabetes Federation predicts that one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030.

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According to the World Health Organization, there are about 346 million people worldwide with diabetes, with more than 80 percent of deaths occurring in developing countries. The agency projects diabetes deaths will double by 2030 and said the International Diabetes Federation's prediction was possible.

Gojka Roglic is head of WHO's diabetes unit and says a substantial number of future diabetes cases were preventable. "It's worrying because these people will have an illness which is serious, debilitating, and shortens their lives," she said. "But it doesn't have to happen if we take the right interventions