Diabetes management in Hospitalized patients – 2009

Patient Identification 1) Name………………………. 2) Age………. 3) Sex………….. 4) Hospital no……………… 5) Date ………………..…. Known diabetic (Type 1 / Type 2 / others) New diagnosis of high sugar…………….. Existing treatment of Diabetes mellitus 1) Diet only…………. 2) Oral Diabetes tablets…………. 3) Insulin and tablets…………… 4) Insulin only……………… Control of diabetes 1) Sugar on admission (Glucometer) [...]

Diabetes, Dyslipidemia and Heart Protection

It is important to prevent or control dyslipidemia and protect our heart. You need to follow your doctor’s recommendations for diet, exercise, and medications. Routine checkups to monitor your lipid levels will help you manage dyslipidemia. What is dyslipidemia? Cholesterol and triglycerides, known as lipids, are fatty substances normally produces by the body. Dyslipidemia means [...]

Diabetes and Driving

People with well-controlled diabetes are at greater risk for car crashes and other driving mishaps, according to two recent studies. Diabetes patients strive for tight control of blood sugar, aspiring for glycosylated hemoglobin (hbA1c) levels of 6.5-7. However, the methods used to stay at these levels, including regular blood tests and treatment with insulin and [...]

New Mode of Insulin Delivery

A new way to treat diabetes may be just around the corner. Several biotechnology companies are in hot pursuit of an oral form of insulin. So far, two options exits for patients with diabetes who require insulin – pumps or syringes, with other needle-free options remaining elusive. In 2007, Pfizer, Inc., withdrew Exubera, an inhaled [...]

Why worry about Diabetes?

IF you have Diabetes, Don’t worry and freeze, Careful about your diet Please, Best are grams vegetables & green leaves, Must exercise everyday with ease, Make sure your doctor sees, Your Eyes, Heart, Kidneys and below knees: If you have a problem to cease, Go to Specialist in Diabetes, Your problem just flees, So why [...]

Diabetes, why me?

DIABETES – You have heard about it often, now know about it, but when you have to face it yourselves, it is difficult. You ask why me, what I have done wrong? Important is to remember that it is no fault of yours that you have Diabetes. It is the single most important metabolic disease [...]

A different Diabetes in Childhood, deviation from tradition!

Childhood Diabetes Mellitus is traditionally called Type1 Diabetes or Juvenile Diabetes where pancreas fails to produce the key enzyme Insulin, as a result the child becomes dependent on Insulin for whole of his/her life. We all know the incidence of Diabetes is increasing very rapidly all over the world but fortunately we do not have [...]

Type 1 Diabetes

What are the types of Diabetes in childhood? Childhood Diabetes is of 2 types. Type 1 is insulin dependent and type 2 is due to defective insulin action. Why my child? It is unfortunate it is your child. The cause of diabetes is not fully understood. Diabetes is most often associated with a genetically determined [...]

Hope for Diabetes

Treatment Options for people with Diabetes While Insulin is a must for type 1 Diabetes, type 2 Diabetes is THE problem us (more than 98% of all people with Diabetes), a standard treatment plan for which includes diet & exercise, tablets and Insulin. Despite progress in understanding of the underlying disease mechanisms for diabetes, there [...]

Diabetes and Pregnancy

What are the types of Diabetes in Pregnancy? Pregnancy Diabetes is a very important area, which needs special attention and very close supervision both by Obstetrician and Diabetes physician. Diabetic pregnancies are mainly of two types. First one is women with known diabetes either type 1 or 2 becoming pregnant called pre-gestational Diabetes. The other [...]

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