Fit & Proper: Checking sugar levels at home

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Diabetes has gained the status of a potential epidemic in India with more than 62 million people diagnosed with the disease. This makes India the global capital of diabetes. 

Diabetes is a disorder in which your blood glucose or sugar levels are not regulated. Everything we consume as food contains sugar. Insulin, a hormone produced by pancreases whose role is to ensure that the blood glucose values are maintained within the safe range of 70-140mg/dl, has a major role in ensuring that excess glucose in blood is stored in liver, muscle and fat tissues of the body. 

Diabetes occurs whenever there is