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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 …
Preventive Care
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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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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, …
Staying Fit
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EXERCISE & DIET
WHY IS EXERCISE & DIET MONITORING SO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES? Diabetes is a chronic disorder that requires lifelong management. Lifestyle modifications/changes are the foundation of diabetes management. These include healthy diet and regular exercise. Exercise Exercise is one of the cornerstones for the management of diabetes. Along with diet and antidiabetic medications, exercise …
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Does Obesity Always Mean T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes mellitus)?
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, also known as T2DM is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by high levels of blood sugar, due to the body’s inability to produce insulin (insulin deficiency) and that of the peripheral organs to respond appropriately to insulin (peripheral insulin resistance). Apart from being called a disease of “impaired glucose metabolism”, it is also …
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Pregnancy
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Benefits of Breastfeeding in Mothers with Diabetes
by Ms.Uma Sakthy, Senior Executive Dietitian, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre Breastfeeding has been shown to have a number of benefits for both the mother and child. In particular, it can help to regulate blood sugar levels in mothers who have diabetes. This is because the act of breastfeeding helps to lower insulin resistance. Firstly, breastfeeding …
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Diabetes during Pregnancy
Dr. Bhavadharini Balaji & Dr. V Mohan During pregnancy, placenta gives nutrients and oxygen for the baby. The placenta also makes other hormones. During later part of pregnancy, certain hormones produced by the placenta can block insulin. When insulin gets blocked, its called insulin resistance. This leads to glucose staying in the blood and not …
Stress Management
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RISK OF HYPERTENSION FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS
Blood pressure is determined both by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure. Hypertension can be asymptomatic. Even without symptoms, damage to blood vessels and heart continues and …
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Stress and Non – Compliance : The Double – Edged Sword of Diabetes
Sometimes, fighting with diabetes can be a losing battle, both to the individual and the medical team.
Counselling
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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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Challenges of keeping up with type 1 diabetes in the family
Challenges of keeping up with type 1 diabetes in the family Type 1 diabetes diagnosis can be an earth shattering event for the entire family due to its sudden onset and continuous life changes. Apart from the child, the family members go through many ups and downs trying to cope with fluctuating sugars, adjustment of …
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Acceptance of diabetes
The three words, “You have diabetes”, usually have a profound effect on the individual, young or old, especially the former. People tend to go through myriad emotions, ranging from guilt, confusion, fear, anger, self –pity and confusion, to even, relief, ultimately. Some people tend to blame themselves, for their poor food habits or erratic lifestyle, …
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Basic Truths About Breakfast
Researchers say that eating a good breakfast can protect against weight gain, diabetes, and heart diseases.
Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centres at Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad was awarded “Service Excellence in Diabetology – South” award by the Times of India Survey 2020-2021 conducted by AVANCE. Chennai Hyderabad Bangalore We are proud to announce that we have been selected as India’s No.1 Diabetes Hospital (in Private sector) by THE WEEK …
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Read MoreNeonatal Diabetes Mellitus We all have heard of diabetes occurring in children. The usual type of diabetes which occurs in children and adolescence is, what is called as ‘Type 1 diabetes’, previously called as ‘Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus’ or ‘IDDM’. Children with type 1 diabetes have an acute onset of the condition and rapidly become …
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