Shaikh, Shehla
Das, Sambit
Kota, Sunil
Kapoor, Nitin
Kalra, Sanjay
Bhattacharya, Saptarshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8458-9371
Article History
Received: 11 December 2025
Accepted: 30 April 2026
First Online: 20 May 2026
Declarations
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: Shehla Shaikh, Sambit Das, Sunil Kota, Nitin Kapoor, Sanjay Kalra, and Saptarshi Bhattacharya have nothing to disclose. Sanjay Kalra and Nitin Kapoor are Editorial Board members of Diabetes Therapy . Sanjay Kalra and Nitin Kapoor were not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions.
: Ethical clearance was obtained from a central ethics committee (ECR/1629/Inst/MH/2021) that covered all four centers. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from individuals fulfilling eligibility criteria and presenting to endocrinology clinics at the four centers.