Diabetes mellitus (DM) is now recognized as a global epidemic, with a total of 424.9 million people affected worldwide. It is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity and presents a major clinical and socio-economic burden. Disease Overview Diabetes is a heterogeneous syndrome which is associated with various metabolic disorders. It is primarily characterized by an elevated blood glucose level resulting from insulin deficiency or peripheral resistance to insulin.
T2DM is one of the most prevalent types of DM, which accounts for at least 90% of the cases reported globally. It has emerged as a pandemic leading to various microvascular and macrovascular complications. The various factors contributing to the onset of T2DM include: older age ethnicity gender family history of diabetes obesity previous history of gestational diabetes lack of physical activity T2DM is also known as…
