Amongst, known people with diabetes, 50% of them are women. These women are more prone to have hypertension, coronary artery disease stroke, cancer etc., versus non-diabetic women of the same age. Most of the young women with diabetes can get married and get conceived with proper care of blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol & weight. But preconception counselling is must and they should visit their diabetologist before getting conceived to take fitness for pregnancy.

According to the ICMR data, published in Lancet Journal (2023), 101 million people have diabetes and approximately 140 million have pre-diabetes in India. Almost 50% of these people with pre-diabetes are likely to develop diabetes in next 5-10 years. Thus, it is important for all of us to focus on prevention strategies for this group of people. Recorded on 23rd February 2024.