The WHO global report (2016) estimates that 8.5% of the worldwide adult population have diabetes with some 80% of Type 2 diabetics (T2Ds) classified as overweight. Despite health-related behavior changes being difficult to achieve, personal responsibility, in terms of lifestyle modification and self-management, is key to safely managing/reversing Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Most pharmacological interventions […]
Lifestyle changes
Beating diabetes with a healthier outlook
Janak Bhojwani, a type 1 diabetes patient, gives us an insight into his success story of not giving up on being a healthier and better version of himself, even with diabetes With an insulin pump in one hand and motivation in the other, Janak Bhojwani does not look back with a sigh, but rather a […]
The Art of Managing Diabetes
We all know of someone or the other who suffers from Diabetes – it could be a family member, a friend or an acquaintance. In simple words, Diabetes is a condition when the body is either unable to make insulin (Type 1) or utilize it adequately (Type 2). In such a situation, there is too […]
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetes mellites is an epidemic of modern civilization. With the modern technology, comfort and convenience has come, but the well-being and health is taken away. Increase in the sedentary lifestyle has led to increased incidence of many diseases. Diabetes is one of them. Diabetes is not just a disease of high sugar levels as perceived […]
Common questions about Diabetes
What is diabetes and what are the different types of diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic ‘lifestyle disorder’ in which a person has high blood sugar caused by discrepancies in the production and action of insulin. The pancreas either does not produce enough insulin or the body is unable to effectively use the insulin it produces. […]