In the keynote address in a webinar organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT on ‘COVID & Its Role in Aggravating Diabetes Onslaught’, Dr Shashank R Joshi, Padma Shree Awardee, Chair, International Diabetes Federation, South East Asia, Dean, Indian College of Physicians, Endocrinologist, Joshi Clinic, Lilavati Hospital, Apollo Sugar Clinic & Bhatia Hospital said that all Non-communicable diseases can be increased by diabetes. Remember why diabetes is a big disruption in COVID because sugar is a cultural medium to grow any virus.