Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. It occurs when the body does not produce insulin or does not use it efficiently. Worldwise rising prevalence and incidence of diabetes originates from a complex interaction between lifestyle, obesity, and innate susceptibility, driven by both genetic and developmental programming by maternal and postnatal nutrition.

This maiden edition of this textbook is an attempt to provide comprehensive information covering all aspects involved in diabetes research and development, outpatient management; diabetes as a health problem from an epidemiological, economic and clinical perspective. It will also highlight the challenges and obstacles in providing adequate care; multidisciplinary approach in management and its complications. We hope this textbook will live up to the expectations of health care professionals of this segment.