Corresponding author:
Bejoy John Thomas, Rajagiri college of Social Sciences, Rajagiri Valley, Kakkanad, Kochi 683104, Kerala, India. Email: bejoy66@gmail.com
Introduction
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the body's capacity skill to use the energy found in food. It is a progressive disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to complete or partial deficiency of insulin hormone (World Health Organization [WHO], 1999). The WHO has declared that more than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes mellitus. This will double by 2030 without any disruption. Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in middle- and low-income countries. According to the WHO report,...