Now that we have covered the basic understanding of Diabetes in the previous post, let us now understand the numbers that define normal or impaired diabetic conditions. There are various tests that doctors prescribe to arrive at better assessment of diabetes. However, let us pay close attention to the important blood test parameters which we […]
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Is Diabetes Reversible?
Most of the people who are diabetic, live on metformin tablets as their regular medication. Those on the extreme side of it use insulin shots to regulate the sugar levels in their body. There is a common myth among the people that once you turn diabetic, there is no way to stay away from medicines […]
Have you done Health Check yet?
Most of the folks who work at MNC’s get annual health check up free of cost. Employers do provide such perks to ensure the wellness of their employees. It is not just limited to MNC’s, there are a number of Indian public sector organizations too providing such free annual health check up facilities. All is […]
Finding a meaning in “CAREGIVING”
This article is aimed at throwing light on “Dementia”, which is a word for a group of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain. It is not a specific disease but not many are aware of this. Poornima Bisineer, a doctor turned medical teacher and a reader of this blog writes this guest article […]
Will N95 masks protect from H1N1?
I have been reading from daily news journals that people are rushing to pharmaceutical stores to buy N95 and surgical masks as if there is no tomorrow! Infact some of the shop keepers have started selling them in the ‘Black’ market too. At the same time few others are busy in promoting people to wear […]