22% of HP diabetics below 50; only 14.5% controlled: Report

Diabetes is increasingly affecting younger people in Himachal Pradesh, with 22.33 per cent of patients below the age of 50, while effective disease management remains a major concern, according to a state-wide study conducted by IGMC, Shimla. The study was conducted by Dr Jitender Mokta of the Department of Medicine on 1,482 diabetic patients.