Countries with the highest diabetes rates in world REVEALED (and America's position will shock you)

FOR MAILONLINE ^ | 30 May 2023 | EMILY JOSHU

[dennisw]

Let's not sugar-coat it: Pakistan has the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, data suggests Both the US and UK both ranked significantly lower, despite several risk factors READ MORE: These maps show how obesity rates have TRIPLED in past 40 years

Americans might get a hard time for their high-sugar diets, but the US isn't even in the top 50 worst countries for diabetes, data shows.

And despite Britons having a notoriously sweet tooth, the UK doesn't rank among the worst 100 countries when it comes to rates of the disease.

Figures compiled by Our World In Data, using data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), analyzed the percentage of diabetic people between ages 20 and 79 in 211 countries.

Pakistan topped the list, with about 31 percent of the population having the condition, followed by French Polynesia, a cluster of islands in the South Pacific (25.2 percent) and Kuwait (24.9 percent).

[minnesota_bound]

Considering all the sugar we drink in the sodas we have I am amazed we are so far down the list. High fructose corn syrup is in everything.

#6 your handle is SamAdams76 so I suspect maybe your diet consists of some hops... : )

#7 That is a lead poisoning chart : )

[Delta 21]

With sugary frosting, please.

[Delta 21]

And its not any different for the “healthiest” cereal on the isle. THEY ARE ALL CRAP! They all are carbs. They all spike your blood sugar and insulin. If you are gonna eat cereal just go ahead and get the Fruit Loops. They arent gonna kill you any faster/slower than any of the others.

[dfwgator]

Or Colon Blow, at least it has fiber.

[Delta 21]

Possible anal leakage.

[cherry]

it seems most type two diabetics in this country are overweight...however, there are many overweight adults who are NOT diabetic....

being obese does not help, but there are other triggers or genetics that come into play.......

[Delta 21]

Pretty sure Guam is part of the Northern Marian Islands. They are in the CNMI.

Guam-The only place you can get rice and spam on your Pizza Hut pizza. Micronesians are big and fat but have tiny knees.

[dfwgator]

I miss that guy.

[GOPJ]

...highest rate of diabetes?
The rates of diagnosed diabetes in adults by race/ethnic background are:

14.5% of American Indians/Alaskan Natives.
12.1% of non-Hispanic blacks.
11.8% of Hispanics.
9.5% of Asian Americans.
7.4% of non-Hispanic whites.

Goggle

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It’s not so much ‘sugar’ as it is ‘grandparents’....

[9YearLurker]

Countries that have long existed at a subsistence level tend to still value obesity as a sign of success and prosperity—and have plenty of simple carb foods for those at the lower rungs of society to fatten up on.

You see the same among the poor in parts of Latin America.

[Roos_Girl]

But what do they feed conventional cows to fatten them up for processing?

[Red Badger]

Beer.................

[Red Badger]

Now we know what they can do with all that unsold Bud Light!............KOBE BEEF!....................

[Roos_Girl]

That will bring the price of Kobe down. Win win!

[ought-six]

“Was in a convenience store over the weekend Twizzlers, the ultimate health food……..no fat.”

Pretty much all sugar. The farthest thing from a health food.

But, I was never a Twizzlers fan; back when I was young and careless my go-to sugar fix was Red Vines.

[ought-six]

I accomplish the same with a balanced diet.

[RoosterRedux]

Here's the thing. Do you know for a fact that your diet is directly responsible for your sharpness of brain and low blood pressure/cholesterol/weight? Or are they perhaps coincidental?

I can say that mine are a direct result of my diet because when I went off my diet, my low blood pressure/cholesterol zoomed up (and my weight also a wee bit) and my doctor said, "What are you doing differently?"

Oddly, I hadn't really changed my diet much, just added a few sandwiches here and there. For the most part, I even used what was sold as "Keto Friendly" tortilla wraps.

I immediately went back on my strict Keto diet and in a few weeks had a blood workup.

Blood pressure/cholesterol were back in low range. Weight dropped by the few pounds I had added.

Anyway, you see my point.

Cause and effect established.

Addendum: When I was younger, I didn't have a problem with high blood pressure or cholesterol. I think that's a family thing.

Of course, my diet didn't actually "cause" those problems per se, but it did (and does) fix them. Whereas a normal "balanced" diet did not.

[ought-six]

I’m in my 70s and I’ve never had a problem with high blood pressure. When I hit middle age my cholesterol level showed a rise, but I have had that under control for years now.

Apparently, your keto diet works for you; well, my balanced diet works for me. What works for one may not work for another.

[RoosterRedux]

What works for one may not work for another.

Yep. Vy true.

Glad yours is working for you.

[ought-six]

“Glad yours is working for you.”

And I’m glad yours works for you.