An approximated 240 million people are living with undetected diabetes across the globe. Astonishingly, almost one-in-two adults with diabetes are not aware of the condition. Such population is at an elevated risk of diabetic complications. Additionally, several others are living with the risk factors like age, obesity, family history of diabetes, lack of physical activity, and hypertension. Screening at the population level may include both blood glucose testing and through questionnaire based tool viz. Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS). IDRS is a useful tool to segregate high-risk populations who may be further tested for a confirmed diagnosis of diabetes. 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test is being advocated as a more accurate method to diagnose pre-diabetes. Extensive screening of the populace for the diagnosis of diabetes and pre-diabetes would enable appropriate management, thereby reducing their conversion to confirmed cases and, supporting reversal to normoglycemic status, and, halting the ever-increasing numbers of diabetes.