Diabetic Foot Disease-How to Prevent and Treat it Image Source: FreeImages Introduction People with diabetes tend to have an increased risk of developing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and its secondary complications, like ulcers and infections of the feet. The risk is further elevated if a patient has both diabetes and another chronic condition, such as […]
DIABETIC FOOT DISEASE What is diabetic foot disease? Diabetic foot disease is a complication of poorly controlled diabetes. The picture below shows various presentations of how the changes take place in the foot due to poorly controlled blood sugar in diabetes. Introduction On 11th August 2020, I published an article on complications of diabetes. You […]
Diabetic Retinopathy-How to avoid it and have a better vision What is Diabetic Retinopathy? In simple words, Diabetic Retinopathy refers to the eye complication of diabetes caused due to poor blood sugar control. It is the major cause of blindness in advanced Type 2 and in Type 1 diabetes. It is also called the […]
How to Avoid Complications of Diabetes and live a healthy life. Introduction Complications of Diabetes are those conditions in which diabetic patients suffer from the effects of high blood sugar levels on different parts or organs of the body. In my previous blogs/articles on diabetes[Click these nos. above ¹ ² ³ ] I had discussed […]
With so many changes in lifestyle and food habits due to urbanization and fast food availability, those having diabetes are more at risk of developing complications due to their faulty food habits. Knowing what and how much to eat can help in maintaining an optimum blood sugar level. This article aims to define just that.
Hypoglycemia and its after-effects What is Hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is basically a patient getting low blood sugar while on treatment for Diabetes Mellitus. It is a complication that can occur during the treatment of diabetes. When the blood sugar of a diabetic patient goes below 50 mg/dl, the patient starts showing signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. […]
Diet In Diabetes-Part 1- Manage your blood sugar through a diet plan Diet plays an important role in the treatment of diabetes. Management of diabetes is nothing but how you go about controlling your blood sugar levels and HbA1C levels. I have divided this article into two parts.In Part 1, I am going to discuss […]
Oral Anti-diabetic drugs[OADs] What are Oral Anti-diabetic Drugs? Oral Anti-diabetic Drugs[OADs] are those medicines that are given mostly to Type 2 Diabetic patients. After discussing the importance of Insulin injection in my last post, we now come to the treatment of diabetes mellitus with Oral Anti-diabetic drugs[OADs]. A large number of oral antidiabetic drugs are […]
Hello Friends, November 14th is World Diabetes Day. On this occasion, I take the opportunity to update you with an article on the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus[DM]. In my last post, I have discussed in detail about various investigations to be carried out to rule out/ know the progress of the treatment of Diabetes. To […]
4 Important Investigations To Show You If You Are Going In For Diabetes Introduction to Investigations in Diabetes Hello Friends, Investigations in Diabetes form an important part in the control of the disease. There are 4 specific investigations to help you understand diabetes mellitus better. We will discuss each one of them in the paragraphs […]
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