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FIVE STEPS TO MANAGING DIABETES
How to live a long and healthy life by taking care of yourself proactively. Diabetes: it is slow, silent and stealthy. It can come on progressively and affect almost every part of your body. It can be perilous, precisely because it is so gradual and we are often so unaware of the symptoms. With meticulous…
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The Seductive Lure of Foods that Fight Inflammation
The famous rule of Hippocrates, the 5th Century BC Greek physician, is: “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.” It comes full circle in an age when science points a finger at food. Scores of studies now show that many chronic metabolic conditions are caused by chronic gut inflammation. And, that,…
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Diabetes and The World of Friendly Fruits
Diabetes Friendly Fruits Are fruits a taboo or are they or safe for people with diabetes? The science regarding this has swung widely for years. New research is now offering a fresh perspective. In a two-part series, we decode the concepts at work as well as feature the fruits you can have without fear There…
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Diabetes as a condition can not entirely be reversed, it only enters Remission Mode says Expert at ASSOCHAM’s ‘Illness To Wellness’ Series
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), one of the apex trade associations of India concluded the eleventh edition of the ‘Illness to Wellness’ series themed Diabetes Reversal: ‘Myth or Reality’ with eminent diabetologist Dr. V Mohan, Chairman and Chief Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre. The expert in conversation with Shri…
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Why Does Everybody Talk About Glycaemic Response And Why You Need To Understand This Complicated Terms To Beat Diabetes
For every person with diabetes, carbohydrates seem like an enemy. But there are good carbs. And there are bad carbs. Good carbs give energy for a longer period. They make you less hungry. Like a salad. But bad carbs become energy very fast and make you more hungry soon. Like an ice-cream. The challenge is…
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New Research Shows Diabetes Set to Devastate India’s Metropolitan Cities
More than half of men and two thirds of women currently aged 20 years in Indian cities projected to develop the condition in their lifetime. New research published in Diabetologia (the official journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that more than half of men (55%) and some two thirds (65%) of women…
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New Evidence that Milk and Dairy Products are beneficial for Diabetes
INTRODUCTION: Is milk consumption healthy if you have diabetes? That’s one of the most controversial questions. A new line of research, however, is zeroing on new truths. Which shows that milk including full-fat milk may actually be protective against diabetes and heart disease What is the best milk for people with diabetes? Low fat? Full…
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Fighting Stigma Through Language in Diabetes
The word stigma stands for “a mark of shame or discredit” in the dictionary. And nowhere is the perception of stigma more prevalent than in the world of health and disease. A prime example is the Covid-19 pandemic. Fear, anxiety, confusion and lack of knowledge are provoking social stigma all over the world, putting healthcare…
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What Is Fibre and Why You Need to Make It A Part of Your Daily Diet
It’s the most underrated of foods. It doesn’t give you taste, tang or thrill. It doesn’t give you energy or help you beat fatigue. It doesn’t give you micronutrients or calories. Your body doesn’t break it down or use it. Yet it is absolutely essential for your health and functioning metabolism. But because more and…
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How to take care of your eyes when you have diabetes
Diabetes does not necessarily lead to vision loss if you manage your condition proactively and prevent complications. Diabetes is a silent killer. High sugar in the blood damages your body silently, invisibly. Sometimes, long before you are diagnosed with the disorder. If you don’t treat it, over time, it wreaks havoc: on your nerves, blood…