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National recommendations: Psychosocial management of diabetes in India
Bharti Hospital
although several evidencebased guidelines managing diabetes available focus psychosocial aspects challenging condition increasingly evident psychosocial treatment integral holistic approach managing diabetes forms key realizing appropriate biomedical outcomes dearth attention much due lack awareness due lack guidelines lacuna results diversity among standards clinical practice india also due size complexity psychosocial care article aims highlight evidence experiencebased indian guidelines psychosocial management diabetes systemic literature conducted peerreviewed studies publications covering psychosocial aspects diabetes recommendations classified three domains general psychological social graded weight clinical practice degree support literature ninetyfour recommendations varying strength made help professionals identify psychosocial interventions needed support patients families explore role devising support strategies also aid developing core skills needed effective diabetes management recommendations provide practical guidelines fulfill unmet needs diabetes management help achieve qualitative improvement way physicians manage patients guidelines maintaining indiaspecific character global relevance bound grow diabetes pandemic throws new challenges