On 23 October 2021, Dr.Jothydev Kesavadev spoke on “Glucose, the fifth vital sign”, at the national symposium on blood glucose monitoring, Expert Talk. The event was set off by Mr.Virendra Pareek with a welcome speech. Dr.Shashank R Joshi was the co-speaker of the symposium. He spoke on 'Best monitoring practices during and beyond Covid'. Dr.Pratibha Karnad moderated the session.