Diabetes Action is committed to funding promising and innovative diabetes research with a special interest in integrative and nutritional therapies to prevent, treat, and cure diabetes and its complications.The Prevalence of Diabetes in India Study (PODIS) reported lower diabetes prevalence of 5.9 and 2.7% in urban and rural areas respectively with an overall prevalence of 4.3% . Two studies in Chandigarh, a very prosperous city in North India, showed high prevalence of diabetes.