• Kawalpreet Kaur
• Surajpal Verma

Type-2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder affecting primarily the metabolism of carbohydrates. The main clinical features associated with type 2 diabetes are hyperglycemia, polyuria, and polydipsia. Several other types of complications have also been linked to type-2 diabetes. These include cardiomyopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, and various microvascular and macrovascular complications. The causes of type-2 diabetes are multi-factorial and involve certain environmental or lifestyle factors and genetic factors which affect the sensitivity of body tissues towards insulin and pancreatic β-cell function. The treatment strategy for type-2 diabetes mainly focus on alleviating the symptoms associated with it such as hyperglycemia. Thus, the medication used for its management such as SGLT-2 inhibitors, sulfonylureas, and biguanides target the high blood sugar levels in the body. Other main drug classes such as thiazolidinediones, and DPP-4 inhibitors exert their anti-diabetic action through different mechanisms such as improving the tissue sensitivity towards insulin or stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas. Diet and exercise have a very important role to play in the management of type-2 diabetes. The consumption of nuts, legumes, sea food, low-fat diet, low-carbohydrate diet and the incorporation of physical activity in the daily routine can significantly improve the life quality of the diabetic patients.

Type-2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, insulin, diet

"Current strategies used for better management of Type-2 diabetes mellitus", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.1201-1214, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06198.pdf

"Current strategies used for better management of Type-2 diabetes mellitus", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp1201-1214, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06198.pdf