An estimated 101 million people in India are living with diabetes, according to a recent study published in The Lancet medical journal. The estimate is higher than previously thought.

With another 136 million people estimated to be living with prediabetes, the South Asian country has earned the unfortunate distinction of being the diabetes capital of the world.

The study on noncommunicable disease in India was carried out over a decade by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation.

Diabetes is growing as a global health challenge. According to another recent study published in The Lancet, the number of diabetes cases worldwide could jump to 1.3 billion in the next 30 years.

India finds itself at the forefront of this epidemic. As its health care system grapples with the burden, experts believe artificial intelligence holds immense potential to transform diabetes care in the country.