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Indian doctors question new global norms for diabetes

A new set of global guidelines on managing diabetes has stirred up a controversy within the medical community.

A new set of global guidelines on managing diabetes that aim to replace those followed for over three decades, has stirred up a controversy within the medical community.
Medical practitioners here in India feel the guidelines which recommend relaxing blood sugar targets will, not only lead to serious complications in diabetics, but also confusion in treatment protocol, advising that these should be ignored for Indians.

Read it at Times of India

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