Prevalence of self-reported reported diabetes and treatment in an urban slum of India

International Diabetes Federation’s fi fth edition of diabetes atlas estimates that there are around 63 million people with diabetes in India, second only to China.^[1] Indians are more prone to develop diabetes due to their peculiar gene structure and lifestyle.^[2] Despite having so many persons with diabetes in the country there is no nationwide data available for India.^[3]