Diabetes may have reached ‘alert’ level in China

WASHINGTON - Diabetes in China may have reached "an alert level", according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. It says nearly 12% of adults reportedly have diabetes, while about 50% are at risk of developing the disease  - which means up to 113.9 million adults are diabetic and another 493.4 million are estimated to be pre-diabetic,. Prevalence of diabetes has reached 11.6% of adults, surpassing the 2007 rate of 9.7%, with only 30% of diabetics are aware of their condition, according to the Journal. The rise is seen in part as being due to changes in diet brought about by China’s rapid development, which have outpaced nutritional education.