Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev has been conferred Fellowship by the Uttar Pradesh Diabetes Association (UPDA) for his outstanding contributions to original research in diabetes in India. The Fellowship has been awarded by UPDA President Dr. Anuj Maheswari and Uttarakhand Open University Vice Chancellor Dr. Subhash Dhulia at the 14th Annual Convention of UPDA at Uttarakhand, Nainital. Following the convocation Dr.Jothydev Kesavadev delivered an oration on how the emerging technologies in diabetes can help reduce the long term cost and complications in diabetes.