India, Jan. 5 -- Type 2 diabetes has long been regarded as a chronic, lifelong disease requiring continuous medication in the form of tablets or insulin.

However, advances in medical science and a deeper understanding of the disease have significantly altered this perception.

Today, diabetologists emphasize early diagnosis and treatment of the root cause-obesity-rather than focusing solely on blood sugar control.

Medical experts now agree that obesity, particularly abdominal or visceral fat, is the primary driver of type 2 diabetes in most individuals.

Excess fat around the abdomen leads to insulin resistance, a condition in which the body fails to use insulin effectively. In the early stages-prediabetes or newly diagnosed diabetes-in...