A problematic food supply worldwide brought about by changing climates is driving diabetes cases up, said the International Diabetes Federaton. The IDF explained that Type 2 diabetes is brought about by both over-nutrition and malnutrition. Recently, IDF says, they have been seeing an increase in type 2 diabetes in middle income countries, and this covers both malnourished and obese people. Dysfunctional food systems linked to global agriculture changes, it said, are contributing to the rise in diabetes cases. When climate change causes migration, this increases slum growth, then resources become scarce and cause food shortages. Malnutrition then increases the risk of diabetes. According to the IDF, the 366 million people who have diabetes worldwide is forecast to increase to half a billion by 2030.
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