40 million diabetes patients will have not have adequate supply of Insulin by 2030, claims study
According to a modeling study published on Wednesday in the journal Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 79 million adults are expected to need insulin to manage their condition by the year 2030, and if the current levels of access remain, only half of them will be able to get an adequate supply. Researchers warn that access to the drug needs to be significantly improved, especially in the African, Asian and Oceania regions, CNN reports.
Dr. Sanjay Basu, assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University in the US, who led the research, said: "These estimates suggest that current levels of insulin access are highly inadequate compared to the projected need, particularly in Africa and Asia, and more efforts should be devoted to overcoming this looming health challenge."
