Synergizing Efforts in Diabetes Care at the Tertiary Level

As per the International Diabetes Federation (IDF, 2014), the national prevalence of diabetes among adults of 20-79 year olds is 8.63% in India. Various studies in and from India have confirmed the steep rise in the prevalence of diabetes in both urban and rural areas of India. The prevalence of chronic diseases especially diabetes has started rising among the population, which has further led to an ever increasing load of patients at tertiary care hospitals.