Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Download the ETHealthworld App and get the Realtime updates and Save your favourite articles. The review also cautions that undetected G6PD deficiency in men could delay diabetes diagnosis by up to four years, potentially increasing the risk of complications.Shashank R Joshi, endocrinologist at Joshi Clinic, Mumbai, said HbA1c variability may be observed even in well-equipped urban hospitals due to red blood cell abnormalities. Public health surveys that rely solely on HbA1c may therefore underestimate or misrepresent India’s true diabetes burden, the study said.The review recommends a resource-adapted approach to diabetes diagnosis and monitoring. In low-resource settings, it suggests the use of oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) for diagnosis along with periodic self-monitoring of blood glucose and basic haematological screening.

Source: Economic Times February 10, 2026 16:47 UTC