Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder that has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. In 1980, the global prevalence of diabetes was estimated to be around 108 million individuals. By 2014, this number had skyrocketed to 422 million, with a particularly sharp increase in low and middle-income countries[1]. The disease imposes severe health consequences, leading to conditions such as vision impairment, kidney failure, cardiovascular disease, strokes, and amputations of the lower limbs. Between 2000 and 2019, the global age-specific mortality rate from diabetes rose by 3%[2]. In 2019 alone, an estimated 2 million people died from diabetes and diabetes-related kidney disease. The latest data from the 2023 ICMR-INDIAB study indicates that 10.1 crore people in India are living with diabetes