Around 463 million adults aged 20–79 years are currently living with diabetes, representing 9.3% of the global population in this age group. The total number is estimated to rise to 700 million by 2045. [International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Atlas, 9 th edition]. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), globally, over 4 million deaths were caused by diabetes in 2019.
Unfortunately, India is the world’s second-largest home of adult diabetes population, and every sixth person in the world with diabetes is an Indian. As the COVID-19 pandemic has largely affected people with diabetes, exposing them to a high risk of severe illness and mortality, the ICMR has issued a new set of guidelines for managing T1DM. This includes the epidemiology, differential diagnosis of type 1 diabetes to lifestyle, diet and exercise, storage and mixing of insulin, monitoring, directions…
