Dr Sriram made the audience, mostly over the age of 50yrs, feel comfortable with the diagnosis of diabetes, and eleviated their fears with his simple methods of lifestyle changes. most importantly understanding the problem rather than getting frustrated that the sugar levels are high and low, is the solution. for which education is required. people with diabetes for yrs and not aware of when to check sugars was frustrating. so the basics were explained and questions were answered in detail. thus leaving the elderly with knowledge to help themselves.