According to the World Health Organization (WHO) an estimated 3.4 million deaths take place due to high blood sugar. Diabetes is a growing challenge in India with an estimated 8.7% diabetic population belonging to the age group of 20-70 years. The global burden for type 2 diabetes in India is estimated to be 58 per cent from 51 million people in the year 2010 to 87 million in the year 2030. The rising prevalence of diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases is due to factors like rapid urbanization sedentary lifestyles unhealthy diets tobacco use and increasing life expectancy. The most important