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Editor in Chief
Dr. Vijay Viswanathan
Vice President, RSSDI
Associate Editors
Dr. Anuj Maheshwari
Vice President, RSSDI
Dr. L. Sreenivasa Murthy
Executive Committee, RSSDI
Editorial Board - RSSDI
Dr. Anjali Bhatt, Dr. Asheesh Dhengra
Dr. Jimit Vadgama, Dr. Prakash Keswani
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharya, Dr. Nanditha Arun
Advisory Board - RSSDI
Dr. Vasanth Kumar - President
Dr. Banshi Saboo - Immediate Past President
Dr. Brij Makkar - President Elect
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal - Secretary
Dr. Sujoy Ghosh - Joint Secretary
Dr. Sunil Gupta - Treasurer
Dr. J. K. Sharma - Executive Committee
Dr. Prakash Jethwani - Executive Committee
Dr. Sanjay Reddy - Executive Committee
Dr. Shalini Jaggi - Executive Committee
Dr. C.R. Anand Moses - Executive Committee
Dr. Bikash Bhattacharjee - Executive Committee
Dr. Sudhir Bhandari - Executive Committee
Dr. Rakesh Sahay - Co-opted Member
Dr. Vijay Panikar - Co-opted Member
Dr. Amit Gupta - Co-opted Member
Sub Editors
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Foreword
From the desk of Hon. Secretary - RSSDI
Humanity faced its biggest We at the Research
challenge in the form of an Society for the Study
unprecedented pandemic for the of Diabetes in India
last two years. The resilience of its
people, the medical machinery and (RSSDI), Asia’s
quick response from authorities put largest organization
us in pole position to redefine and
build a robust medical infrastructure. of researchers
However, the world around us is and healthcare
staring at another crisis in the form a professionals
silent epidemic – Diabetes. for Diabetes, are
committed to
While the diabetes numbers across improving the lives
the world are on a meteoric rise, the of people living with
numbers close to home post-pandemic
are equally alarming – new studies diabetes.
from health experts have found that a
significant percentage of the patients a platform focused on advocacy,
who required hospitalisation after research, education, important and
contracting Covid, are reporting with simple tips, and experiences from
diabetes months later despite zero experts that will help you lead happy,
history of the illness prior to their healthy, and fulfilling lives. Here, no
testing Covid positive. topic is off limits and it is our mission
to ensure maximum people benefit
We at the Research Society for from this endeavour. The editorial
the Study of Diabetes in India board has a strong representation of
(RSSDI), Asia’s largest organization doctors and expert contributors who
of researchers and healthcare have made it a mission to provide
professionals for Diabetes, are support, guidance and relatable
committed to improving the lives experiences for effective diabetes
of people living with diabetes. Our management. We look forward to
recently concluded 100-days Defeat your support and suggestions in our
Diabetes Campaign set out to detect ‘Letters to the Editor’ section that will
undiagnosed diabetes, initiate be a regular feature from our next
treatment and build the importance issue onwards.
of blood sugar levels as the fifth vital
sign. The world around us needs Dr. Sanjay Agarwal
aggressive diabetes prevention
strategies that will create a positive
impact and tackle the problems in our
society.
These were very strong reasons for
us at RSSDI to put together logical
solutions in ensuring our population
are making informed choices when it
comes to their health and wellbeing.
This was a primary reason and
an opportune time to launch our
magazine that will provide people
with the right information which is
coherent, simple to follow, and arms
them with the right solutions to
manage and keep diabetes at bay.
With this, I welcome you to the
Inaugural Edition of ‘Diabetes Mirror’,
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