Diabetology is the clinical science of diabetes mellitus, its diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Diabetes mellitus, a condition popularly known as “diabetes”, is a metabolic disease in which a person’s blood sugar level is permanently elevated.

“India is home to the world’s second-largest adult diabetes population and every sixth person with diabetes in the world is an Indian. The past three decades witnessed a 150 per cent increase in the number of people with diabetes in the country,” – ICMR

Indian (especially South-Indian and East-Indian) diets are rich in simple carbohydrates. The intake of complex carbohydrates should be encouraged to constitute at least 70% of the total carbohydrates. 

An optimal insulin dose is one which will achieve good glycemic control without frequent hypoglycemic episodes.