Diabetes Practice Standardization

NABH Accreditation Standards for Allopathic Clinics- 2nd edition

• Allopathic Clinic Accreditation Programme

RSSDI Guidelines

• RSSDI Guidelines & Position Statements
• RSSDI Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2022, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (October 2022) 42 (Suppl 1):S1–S143
• RSSDI Clinical Practice Recommendations 2022: Summary Document for Training,
• RSSDI Expert Consensus for Optimal Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Mellitus in India and Recommendations for Clinical Practice, International Journal of Clinical Metabolism and Diabetes, 1–14, 2024,
• Diabetic retinopathy screening guidelines for Physicians in India: position statement by the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) and the Vitreoretinal Society of India (VRSI)‑2023, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, Volume 44, pages 32–39, (2024),
• RSSDI Guidelines for the management of hypertension in patients with diabetes mellitus, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (December 2022) 42 (4):576–605,
• RSSDI guidelines on thyroid dysfunction and diabetes, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (October–December 2021) 41(4):526–535,
• RSSDI clinical practice recommendations for screening, diagnosis, and treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus with obstructive sleep apnea, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (2021) 41:4–21,
• Management of periodontal disease in patients with diabetes- good clinical practice guidelines: A joint statement by Indian Society of Periodontology and Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India, J Indian Soc Periodontal. 2020 Nov-Dec;24(6):498-524,
• RSSDI consensus recommendations on insulin therapy in the management of diabetes, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (November 2019) 39 S43–S92,
• RSSDI consensus on self-monitoring of blood glucose in types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus in India, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries (2018) 38:260–279,

ICMR Diabetes Guidelines

• Guidelines for Management of Type 1 Diabetes, 2022
• Guidelines for Management of Type 2 Diabetes, 2018
• Standard Treatment Workflow for Type 1 Diabetes
• Standard Treatment Workflow for Type 2 Diabetes

ICMR-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR)

• Framework for Telemedicine use in Management of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in India
• Application of Telemedicine in the Management of Diabetes

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Guidelines

• National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD)
• Standard Treatment Guidelines Endocrinology by MoHFW
• Standard Treatment Workflows of India by Indian Council of Medical Research and Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
• Standard Treatment Guidelines: The Diabetic Foot by MoHFW

WHO Global Diabetes Compact

• The WHO Global Diabetes Compact

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

• Diabetes Atlas
• IDF Diabetes Atlas 2025
• IDF Clinical Practice Recommendations for managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care

Additional Resources

• Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Adults, Data Collection Reference Guide, by International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement, Version 1.0.0 revised on February 28, 2019,
• Operational Guidelines for Clinical Establishment Act
• List of NGSP Certified Methods
• Specialty / Super-Specialty Specific: Endocrinology