The New York Times reports that in 20 years diagnosed diabetes worldwide rose from 30 to 230 million, according to figures from the International Diabetes Federation. Seven of the ten countries with the largest number of diabetics are in developing countries. "Diabetes is rapidly emerging as the greatest health catastrophe that the world has ever seen," said federation president, Professor Martin Silink. Accuracy of the newspaper: "In some of the poorest countries, the disease is fatal in the short term. "
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