Author: mohansadmin
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Sugar is not Sweet | Sugar and Spice Blog series
Families with a T1D child have to face several medical adversities for the T1D child, including common illnesses that children pick up from school, as well as other conditions due to their diabetes. We must clearly understand that any infection can cause the sugar to go up or down and it becomes very difficult to…
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London Beckons | Sugar and Spice Blog series
Among the many books I have read in my lifetime, some books have left a lasting impression and continue to inspire me. Dr. V. Mohan’s book, Making Excellence a Habit is one such book that I have enjoyed reading and have been able to relate to it greatly. Probably because I can now understand better…
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The Voyage to Excellence | Sugar and Spice Blog series
The book, ‘The Voyage to Excellence’, was released in January 2005. In the midst of Niky’s undergraduate studies she not only interviewed 21 top businesswomen across India along with another IIT student, but she completed writing the book and got it published too. The next step was to launch the book. This took a lot…
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Sibling Revelry | Sugar and Spice Blog series
Chinky landed on earth like a bombshell, literally! She decided to make her appearance when the entire city of Chennai was in lock-down, in the aftermath of the brutal killing of our Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi in a bomb blast in Sri Perambathur not very far from Chennai! And that too soon after the double…
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The Other Child | Sugar and Spice Blog series by Swati Amar
I am dedicating this blog to Chinky, Niky’s sister and to all other siblings of Type 1 Diabetics, because they have to traverse the challenging journey along with their family that is trying to cope with the demands of managing T1DM of one child. Simply put, T1DM condition impacts the entire family, all the time,…
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Let’s Keep Our Gut ‘Garden’ Healthy
Every one of us had experienced a gut related issues at some part of our life and probably still face it. However most of us are unaware of the reasons behind it and commit the same mistakes again and again. The term ‘gut’ comprises of the stomach, small and large intestines, whatever we eat and…
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2021 Awards
Rotary Youth Leadership Award Our doctors Dr. Uthra, Dr. Lovelena Munawar, Dr. Chandru and Dr. Parthasarathy were awarded “EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF DIABETOLOGY” award at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards organized by Rotaract Clubs (Chennai Chapter) for their contributions in the field of diabetology and exceptional service during the COVID pandemic. Times of India Health…
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Yoga Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes – A Review
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Type 2 diabetes has become a major public health problem and characterized by high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period of time. If left untreated it can cause serious long-term complications like retinopathy, neuropathy, chronic kidney diseases, heart attacks,…
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Diabetes and COVID-19 – How can the risk for patients with diabetes be reduced?
COVID‐19 (Coronavirus disease 2019), is caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2) viral infection. It was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019