India, Nov. 14 -- Every year, World Diabetes Day serves as a reminder that diabetes is far more than a lifestyle condition - it is a global epidemic that calls for empathy, awareness, and timely action. This year's theme, "Know Your Risk, Know Your Response," urges individuals to look beyond surface symptoms and understand the deeper factors that drive this often silent disease.

On World Diabetes Day 2025, HT Lifestyle spoke to four New Delhi-based medical professionals from diverse specialties to understand how diabetes affects the body beyond blood sugar levels. The experts include Dr Shobha Gupta, medical director and IVF specialist at Mother's Lap IVF Centre, Pitampura; Dr Abhishek Vaish, orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon as ...