Archive · 12 Jun 2025
Diabetes Week: Experts Call for Reduced HbA1c Average
Imagine your body has trouble using sugar because of diabetes.
This can cause high blood sugar and lead to health problems.
Many people in India have diabetes, but some don't know it.
Doctors say it's important to get checked, especially if you're at risk.
Symptoms can be tricky, so testing is key.
Eating healthy, exercising, and taking care of yourself helps.
If you have diabetes, keeping your blood sugar in check is very important to stay healthy.
Over 10 crore Indians currently live with diabetes.
More than 5 crore Indians with diabetes remain undiagnosed.
Diabetes stems from impaired carbohydrate metabolism due to insulin issues.
Early screening is crucial due to vague symptoms.
Controlling HbA1c levels below 7% is vital to reduce complications.
- Who
- Dr. Krishna Reddy Thaduri, Consultant Endocrinologist.
- What
- The urgent need to reduce India's average HbA1c level.
- When
- During National Diabetes Week.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To raise awareness and manage diabetes effectively.
General Approach
Monitoring
Recommendations
General Approach
Emphasize routine blood sugar testing for early detection and treatment.
Monitoring
Intensify efforts to measure, monitor, and manage diabetes to curb this growing health crisis.
- Diabetes Prevalence in India
- 11.4%
- Undiagnosed Diabetics
- Over 5 crore
- Key to Diabetes
- Impaired carbohydrate metabolism
- Recommended Lifestyle Interventions
- Regular exercise, dietary changes, weight reduction
- Target HbA1c level
- Below 7%
- India's Average HbA1c
- 9.1%