Globally, the number of people affected due to diabetes have been doubled over past few decades and the prevalence is increasing worldwide, including India. Considering this scenario, there is a need to implement appropriate diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions, which would result in positive health outcomes of patients with diabetes. The present article summarizes the current scenario of diabetes in India and newer diagnostic tools that can help in the effective management of diabetes. Smooth Moves to Bow-out Diabetes In ancient Egyptians around 1500 B.C., diabetes has been characterized as the uncommon condition in which a person has a tendency to urinate excessively and loses weight.
Somewhere close to 80 to 138 C.E., Aretaeus, a Greek physician, depicted the sweet nature of urine discharged by diabetic people. Further, Dr. Joslin, a U.S. physician, highlighted the current…
