Abstract

Diksha Chugh* and Divya Trehan

ABSTRACT

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, a disease that has now affected a very large population of the world, is considered to be a pandemic. It results in hyperglycaemia and resistance to insulin, which follows serious life threatening conditions such as hypertension, cardiac failure, anaemia, etc. Though medications such antihyperglycemics are given to diabetic patients, but, there is a major role of diet, physical activity and self-care in the management of diabetes. This review presents the pathophysiology of diabetes, relation of diabetes with cardiac failure and associated heart disease, and management techniques to control this disease. It also presents the current use of antihyperglycemics and evidences from various research articles, as to comment upon the efficacy of the drug.