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Diabetes registry
August 25 , 2024
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- Tamil Nadu has formed a registry for type 1 diabetes.
- Patients in the registry would receive treatment, including insulin therapy, at no cost.
- Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
- This was leading to an increase in sugar levels in the body.
- India has an estimated 8.60 lakh people with type 1 diabetes – one of the highest in the world.
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