PATIENT EMPOWERMENT: TAKING CHARGE OF DIABETES
Nowadays, diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, is one of the fastest growing chronic diseases in the society. Tight blood glucose control, dietary requirements and intake of regular medication are only few things that a diabetic patient needs to manage in order to prevent long-term complications. Assured continuity of care does not only create many challenges […]
BE ATTENTIVE: DIABETES COULD TRIGGER YOUR BRAIN TOO!
Diabetic encephalopathy is the damage to brain which is caused due to uncontrolled long term blood glucose. Encephalopathy is becoming more widely recognized as more people are diagnosed with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetic encephalopathy presents itself both mentally and physically. It can induce an altered mental state, cognitive decline, changes in […]
PATIENT EMPOWERMENT: TAKING CHARGE OF DIABETES
Nowadays, diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, is one of the fastest growing chronic diseases in the society. Tight blood glucose control, dietary requirements and intake of regular medication are only few things that a diabetic patient needs to manage in order to prevent long-term complications. Assured continuity of care does not only create many challenges […]
BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR EYES DURING DIABETES!
DIABETIC EYE DISEASE is a serious condition to be found in the diabetic individuals who face problem in their eyes. This disease has the potential to cause severe vision loss and blindness. Diabetic eye disease has no early stage symptoms. There is no pain and vision may not change until the disease becomes severe. It is […]
SPORTS & EXERCISE TO CONTROL BLOOD GLUCOSE
Maintaining the blood glucose levels under required range is always a difficult task for diabetic individuals. It is always under attention for diabetics to know what to do to keep the blood glucose (or sugar) in range, even under the most challenging circumstances. There are many prevention and treatment strategies to lower the sudden hikes […]
HIGH BLOOD SUGAR UNDER PREGNANCY: WHAT TO DO!
HEALTHY PREGNANCY for a woman is the one in which she keeps her blood glucose (sugar) levels in target range i.e. both before she is pregnant and during her pregnancy. In any case, if a woman is planning to get pregnant, it is the best time to control the blood glucose levels before getting pregnant […]
DIABETES-INDUCED ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED) is the inability to get or maintain an erection firm enough for sexual activities. In India, more than 10 million cases per year originate due to erectile dysfunction. It can cause stress, relationship strain and low self-confidence. It can originate by poor long-term blood sugar control. Erectile dysfunction can also be linked […]
DIABETES CAN CAUSE DEPRESSION
DIABETES Diabetes is a long-term condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. It is a metabolic disease and chronic disorder, which results from defects in insulin secretion or action. Insulin is a hormone, which is secreted by pancreas and lowers the blood glucose level in the body. When insulin secretion […]
Pushing diabetics to take insulin is a medical scam: Fiona Godlee
Pushing diabetics to take insulin is a medical scam: Fiona Godlee With diabetes becoming such an epidemic in India, we need to look at the root causes and put money there rather than putting people on insulin.
DRUG-INDUCED DIABETES
DIABETES is a well-known disease these days. It occurs when the sugar or glucose levels rise inside the human body. This rise in blood sugar levels takes place due to abnormal functioning of the cells known as β-cells of pancreas. Under normal conditions, these cells release insulin on requirement to transfer glucose from blood to […]