Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the personas high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body¿s cells do not respond properly to insulin or both. Patients with high blood sugar will typically experience polyuria (frequent urination), they will become increasingly thirsty (polydipsia) and hungry (polyphagia).

Prof (Dr.) Subrata Mallick (MPharm, Ph.D., PGDBM, FIC) é um membro vitalício da Associação de Professores Farmacêuticos da Índia e da Associação Farmacêutica Indiana. Actualmente é o Professor e Chefe do Departamento de Farmacêutica, Escola de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Siksha'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Índia.