Health department staff of Karnataka under burden of diabetes, hypertension Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 April 2018 7:01 PM IST40 percent of the workforce in the health directorate of Karnataka were overweight, 11 percent were obese, 18 percent had diabetes, and 31 percent had...
No Association Between HbA1c and Wound Outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 April 2018 8:25 PM ISTAccording to a new study published in the journal Diabetes Care, there does not appear to be a clinically meaningful association between baseline or...
New Glowing contact lens - A potential solution for diabetic retinopathy Vinay Singh singh29 April 2018 7:31 PM ISTA glow-in-the-dark contact lens could help stave off blindness in the hundreds of millions of people who suffer from diabetes across the globe.The...
Hypertension & Prediabetes a deadly Duo against Heart-AHA Vinay Singh singh29 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTHigh blood pressure and prediabetes alone may do harm to the body but both conditions could lead to stroke, the second-leading cause of death in the...
Teenage Girls with Type-2 Diabetes predisposed to menstrual Irregularity Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 April 2018 8:25 PM ISTTeenage girls diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are predisposed to menstrual irregularity, a symptom of the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according...
Diabetes management during Air travel - Key Recommendations Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTPatients affected by Diabetes require timely administration of antihyperglycemic therapy and have to face unique challenges during air travel. Various...
More effective treatment of diabetic wounds in sight Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTThrombospondin-2 (TSP2), a specific protein which is elevated in wounds of the diabetic patients and is required for their maintenance, could be a...
SGLT-2 inhibitors best for lowering mortality risk in T2DM : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 April 2018 8:00 PM ISTThe comparative clinical efficacy of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists, and dipeptidyl...
People deficient in Vitamin D at higher risk of Diabetes Vinay Singh singh22 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTVitamin D deficiency prevails in epidemic proportions all over the Indian subcontinent, with a prevalence of 70%–100% in the general population.It is...
Type 1 diabetes linked to poor muscle health in active Adults Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTType 1 diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by destruction of beta cells responsible for insulin production. This type of diabetes is more...
Present Diabetic screening norms miss half of high-Risk patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 April 2018 7:01 PM ISTType 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented by some medications and intensive lifestyle programs. with prediabetes, if diagnosed early....
Artificial pancreas a safe,effective Rx option for T1DM : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 April 2018 8:30 PM ISTThe artificial pancreas is a system that measures blood sugar levels using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and transmits this information to an...
