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In this presentation, the first half provides an orientation of clinical approach to Diabetes, dealing with the very essentials. Criteria for diagnosis, standards of care are as recommended by the international agencies. Appendices provide the inputs for a clinical set-up and a set of self-assessment questions with answers. In the additional reading, the author provides a resume of research on clinical aspects of diabetes that was completed during his tenure at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1958-1990. Controversial topics are presented as issues at crossroads. Clinical problem-solving exercises are added with suggested