Men were more likely to develop diabetes than women, the scientists found. People who were so sick that they were hospitalized were more than twice as likely to go on to a diabetes diagnosis, compared with those who were not infected.
According to the WHO, a rare disease is a debilitating lifelong disease or disorder with a prevalence of ten or less per 10,000 population. Treatment for such diseases can be very expensive: going up to Rs 1 crore per year.