According the World Health Organisation, the global diabetes cases have increased four-fold over past decades.
Highlighting how sedentary lifestyles and poor food choices have fueled the diabetes epidemic, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in 2024, “We have seen an alarming rise in diabetes over the past three decades, which reflects the increase in obesity, compounded by the impacts of the marketing of unhealthy food, a lack of physical activity and economic hardship.”
However, even before one is diagnosed of diabetes, they might show some very early signs of it which are so subtle that they can often go unnoticed. Talking about this, Dr. Sudhanshu Rai- Metabolic doctor and Sports Physio- revealed the 10 early signs of high blood sugar and insulin resistance one must notice before it’s too late. “Awareness is the first step— listen to your body and take action early,” he wrote in the post. Here’s what they are:
