We can also see from the statistics in table c that the number of people with diabetes is rising.
In the year 2003, according to the world health Organization (the WHO), 194 million adults will diabetes - about 5.1% of the population.
By 2030, the WHO say this figure will be about 366 million (6.3%).
The middle East, they say, will see the biggest in crease.
Here the total will go up from 15.2 million people to 42.6 million by 2030.