The number of people diagnosed with diabetes is increasing. The 8th edition of the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF) Diabetes Atlas released in 2017, estimated that:
One in 11 people have diabetes (425 million)
One in two adults with diabetes are undiagnosed (212 million)
12% of global health expenditure is spent on diabetes (USD$727 billion)
Every 6 seconds a person dies from diabetes.