On the basis of a comprehensive analysis of diabetes diagnosis, treatment and management in the US, Colombia, England, Scotland, Iran, Mexico, and Thailand, US researchers said in a recent study that put millions of people round the world are at an increased risk for early death, largely due to poor diagnosis as well as ineffective treatment of diabetes.

The diabetes-related study, which chiefly highlighted that millions of people with Type 2 diabetes in both the developed and developing countries are undiagnosed and untreated, was published in the World Health Organization Tuesday bulletin in seven countries.

Going by the statistics forwarded by the researchers, approximately 90 percent of US adults suffering from diabetes – that is, more than 16 million adults aged 35 or more – do not have effective treatment of blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.

Alarmingly, the researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle have revealed that the ineffective diabetes treatment cases touch a whopping 99 percent in Mexico.

Terming the ineffective diagnosis and treatment of diabetes as “a huge missed opportunity to lower the burden of disease in both rich and poor countries,” IHME’s Dr. Stephen Lim said in a statement: “Too many people are not being properly diagnosed with diabetes and related cardiovascular disease risk factors. Those who are diagnosed aren't being effectively treated.”