A blessing in disguise
Metformin is the most widely preferred choice of drug for the initial treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Along with benefits of weight loss, no hypoglycemic (low sugar feeling) episodes, a...
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Big B denounces these cravings!
What would your reaction be if you found out that that the Don of Bollywood, Mr Amitabh Bachchan does not indulge in sweets or desserts? In a recent Times of...
Obesity in Adolescents and Children
The increasing occurrence of Obesity amongst the young is a matter of concern, and especially so because obesity in childhood can lead to problems like diabetes in adulthood, notes Dr...
Understand Your Risk of Diabetes
Prof Kamlesh Khunti discusses the importance of Diabetes risk assessment tools and the need for creating awareness about Diabetes with Sunila Kelkar. Prof Kamlesh Khunti is the Head of Department...
Diabetes drug’s link to bladder cancer now questioned
Pioglitazone, an oral pill used for treating diabetes, has been linked to bladder cancer. The links have been controversial. Now, a new study sheds further light on this issue. The...
Lodine and the renaissance
Sanjay Kalra, Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan1 , Kaushik Pandit 2 Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital and Bharti Research Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karnal, Haryana, 1CEO, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune, Maharashtra,...
Advait Deodhar
"Fitness is integral to racing" Advait Deodhar, is a talented Formula-4 racing driver who states that racing is in his blood. He discusses his need for speed and how being...
Prema K
Invest in your health! A little bit about me I am a Nutritionist by profession but I don’t count calories. Instead I look at the quality of the food. As...
No more pricking
Finding a non-invasive way to check blood sugar levels may sound like a miracle to people with Diabetes. However, as per a report in a the scientific journal Nanophotonics, scientists as...
You’ve Got to Fix Yourself
The scientific community is still searching for a lot of answers to supplement our knowledge of Diabetes and help in our treatment of it. Dr Rita Basu, MD from Mayo...
