Author: mohansadmin
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As Sweet as Sugar Candy
“You have a healthy, bonny baby girl!” exclaimed Dr. Gupta, my obstetrician at Northern Railway Hospital, New Delhi, who had just delivered my baby after a C-section. I had been given a spinal anesthesia and so I could see my baby soon after she was out of my womb. The little neonate let out an…
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PREVENTING DIABETES
Yes, type 2 diabetes can be prevented with thoughtful lifestyle changes and plant-rich diets While there is not much you can do to prevent type 1 diabetes, for type 2 diabetes the mantra is clear: stay lean, stay active. Most cases of type 2 diabetes can be prevented, or delayed, by keeping weight under control,…
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Should you take the Ketogenic Diet seriously?
As the world gets fatter, the ultimate low-carb, high-fat eating regimen emerges as the fashionable diet trend of the moment. But is it right for you? Here’s the lowdown from experts With new fad diets popping up every now and then, you are bound to wonder what they are all about. The “it” diet of…
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Decoding the Diabetes Jargon
A complex disease made even more complex by technical terms. Here’s how to get on top of all the medical buzzwords Jargon is the specialized language used by insiders in a field. The world of medicine is famous for the use of unintelligible, confusing and hard-to-understand words. Jargon make a lot of sense to doctors,…
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How to take your signs and symptoms seriously and when to see the doctor
By Team Dr Mohan’s It’s frustrating to be a diabetes doctor in India. The disease has reached epidemic proportions, yet far too many people are still clueless about its signs and symptoms, how vicious it can be or how early diagnosis can save a life and a limb. As doctors continue to treat well-developed complications in…
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ARE YOU AT RISK OF DIABETES?
Keep an eye out for all the factors that may increase your risk of type 2 diabetes. By Team Dr Mohan’s A disease is often like a jigsaw puzzle, with many interlocking parts and pieces. To tame it, every piece has to fit in: why it happens, how it happens, who it happens to and…
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What does coronavirus do to people with diabetes?
The answers are slowly coming in. Here is what you need to know about the state of research on Covid-19 and diabetes. In a pandemic-hit world, characterised by extreme uncertainty, one question brings true fear: “What does Covid-19 do to people with diabetes?”. We have been told that about 35-40 percent of people with severe…
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Making the impossible possible – at any age
I was consumed by the desire to take up an unusual challenge on approaching my 70th birthday in January 2019. I thought a 1000 kms cycle ride in Karnataka was a decent enough challenge but my younger and more aggressive cycling friends suggested a more challenging 4000 kms. This shook me and suggested that a…
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Beyond COVID-19 : Building fitness at any age
At 71, I am an advocate of active ageing and staying fit at any age. I am rebuilding fitness with outdoor workouts after several months break due to pandemic restrictions, tough for a seventy plus. My cycle stood forlorn and dusty for months at our home in Delhi. Abundant precaution was necessary during the early…
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DIABETES MYTHS DEBUNKED
For you to live a healthier life Diabetes is a complex disease. It can affect your life in many ways. As a result, there is a whole host of myths, misrepresentations and misunderstandings around diabetes. Even those who do their best to be well-informed have misconceptions about it. And wrong conceptions about diabetes affect how…