What is the fastest growing disease in Mexico?
Data from INEGI (INEGI is the Mexican National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Computing) show that diabetes is one of the first causes of death and the fastest growing disease in Mexico. Currently more than 4,000,000 (four million) Mexicans have been diagnosed with this disease, however this figure could double. The INEGI reports that the most reported complication is the decrease in vision by 47.6%. 47% of diabetics have high blood pressure. 71.28% of Mexican diabetics are overweight, in other words 7 out of 10 have obesity. The percentages of diabetics who undergo revision of feet are very low. 16% of diabetics in Mexico do not have any health service. More than a third of the population suffers or has a family member with known diabetes. One in eight adults has been diagnosed with a risk condition. The reality is that diabetes is a malicious and insidious disease with harmless appearances. You do not know you have problems, but until any ...