Diabetes usually affects organs like Brain (stroke), Heart (heart
attack), Leg (gangrene), Kidney (kidney failure), Eye (retinopathy) and Nerve
Damage (neuropathy).
Nearly 44 lakh Indians in their most productive years — aged 20 to
79 years — aren’t aware that they are diabetic, a disease that exposes them to
heart attack, stroke, amputations, nerve damage, blindness and kidney disease.
The latest global figures on diabetes released by the International Diabetes
Federation (IDF) has raised a serious alarm for India by saying that nearly 52%
of Indians aren’t aware that they are suffering from high blood sugar. India is
presently home to 65 million diabetics, second only to China which is home to
98.4 million diabetics. Against this scenario, IMA eVarsity
offers a schematically designed and pedagogically-grounded course in
Diabetes mellitus by incorporating features drawn from successful on-campus and
distance education.