| | August 20184We all get overwhelmed when our country tops the global chart. But then there are certain areas where being the front-runner is not a bliss. Health ailments is one such space. India's economic development is on a rise bringing higher incomes to people, but this rise is playing a detrimental role in India turning-out to be the diabetes capital of the world. Increasing work pressure, decreasing me time, more love for fast and packaged foods, and a sedentary lifestyle is all you need to be a diabetic. And we Indians have all in our possession. Approximately around 50.8 million people suffer from diabetes in India, and nearly nine percent of India's population is likely to be affected from diabetes by 2030, reports a study by International Diabetes Federation. Caused by inability to regulate insulin levels, diabetes can lead to tissue damage and even organ failure, and this is something serious to worry about. This highlights a growing epidemic imposing serious social economic crisis to the countries around the globe. Despite scientific breakthroughs, better healthcare facilities and improved literacy rate, diabetes continues to burden several sections, especially middle and low income countries. Nanotechnology is increasing importance in diabetes research and management. The new field created by combining nanotechnology and medicine, nanomedicine is helping enhance human healthcare. In diabetes, this is bringing quite a transformation via its novel tools for diagnosis, therapy and point-of-care management of patients. However, the most effective and economic way to keep diabetes at bay is to adopt a healthy lifestyle and shed-off the sedentary lifestyle that is one of the major reasons of this silent killer catching-up with population of every age group. For the one already in its clutches, timely medical intervention, proper diet control and exercise. To help you in your journey to stay fit or control your diabetes, we bring to you `20 Most Promising Diabetes Clinics - 2018'. This comprehensive list comprises the names of such clinics that use the most advanced technologies and treatment methods (personalised) to treat patients. Do let us know what you think! Anamika SahuManaging Editoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialKilling the Silent Killer siliconindia Vol 07 · Issue 1 - 9 · August 24, 2018 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Associate Editor Susila Govindaraj Editorial Team Ananth.V Imelda Tarzarina John Roshan Anto Subhadarshani Mohanty Krupa P. Dave Shefali Mathur Sophia Rohtagi Srrayvinya OLM Sujith Vasudevan Sushruth R Trisha Pragya Younus Ahmad Dar VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers S Sivasankar Suanya Satyajit SubhankarGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarNoidaAshu Sethi Garima Anand Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal Abinas Patnaik Prangya Tripathi Rohit Kumar Tanya Singh
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