Dharma Diabetes & Metabolic Clinics

Diabetes is now prevalent everywhere across the globe and is part of each household in India. Looking at the data released by the National Heart Association in 2012 It revealed 65% of people with diabetes were at risk of death from some sort of heart disease or stroke. Below we are discussing some of the major heart diseases which lead to the spread of diabetes in the population. Hypertension:  It is the highest and autonomous critical factors to cause heart diseases. The high blood pressure is anticipated to create atherosclerosis and further weakening of the heart, brain blood vessels, kidney, and main artery to increase the incidence of coronary heart disease. Hyperlipidemia:  Epidemiological survey found that people who have 260mg/100ml blood cholesterol have five times more chances of coronary disease rate than people with 200mg/100ml blood cholesterol. Hyperglycemia:  Hypertension, obesity hypertriglyceridemia and other factors often co-exist to accelera...

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic disorders in the world today with the highest death and fatality rates, thereby emerging as a considerably negative socioeconomic impact. Defining Type 2 diabetes, it is a paradoxical metabolic disorder identified by hyperglycemia resulting from the combination of inadequate insulin secretion concomitantly with resistance to insulin action. It’s true that the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes are rising regularly, fed in part by a concomitant increase in the worldwide rates of obesity. Looking at the remedial part, although there were several classes of oral anti-diabetic agents, most of the patients were found to be outside the remedial goal range. To provide a much wider resolution various clinical trials were done which led to the discovery of new agents that exhibited improved efficacy and safety relative to currently available medicines. Below we have discussed some of them. In type 2 diabetes, the blood su...

Hormones have a significant role in controlling blood sugar levels glucagon and insulin. These two hormones are antagonistic to each other. The hormonal level is very vital as it decides on what is your blood sugar levels and also the brain constantly monitors these blood sugar levels. When blood sugar is low, the hormone glucagon will tell your body storage sites (primarily liver) to start releasing the glucose into the bloodstream and an injection of the glucagon hormone is injected when the level falls. The result is that the storage of glucose stops production of fat and sugar is released into the bloodstream. Insulin is released into the body to pump up sugar in the tissues. Insulin levels indicate when there are balanced sugar levels or when has the sugar level exceeded in the body, also inhibits the liver cells from making glucose. What causes push up in Blood Sugar: There is no specific reason for the cause of diabetes. Several types of diabetes can lead to high b...

Nutrition, nourishment, or ailment, are different terms used to define food required by people to stay alive and a dietician helps people make informed and practical choices about food and lifestyle in both health and disease. Nutrition relates to nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health, etc.  It incorporates food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism, and excretion. The food we intake mostly is defined by its availability and palatability. A healthy diet involves the preparation and storage of food and methods that preserve nutrients from oxidation, heat or leaching, and that reduces the risk of foodborne illnesses. When Nutrition gets Deficient? There are a number of risk factor which may lead to death as most of the world has shifted to Non-communicable cardiovascular diseases but malnutrition still resides as the most common causes of mortality rate in many underdeveloped and developing c...

Diabetes as a complication has already influenced top economies of the world and even developing nation like India where strict diet regime is not followed easily. With 72 million patients already suffering from Diabetic condition, there are almost all types of diabetic patients In India today. Out of all types of diabetes, Type 2 diabetes leads in ranking followed by Type and gestational diabetes whereas the other half of the population which is prediabetic is on the verge of getting diabetic. Here comes a balanced diet into play as it can curb the epidemic scenario of diabetes. Now with spreading awareness about diabetes, many people with diabetes are pursuing a low-carb diet which has proved out to be advantageous in terms of developing diabetes control, weight loss and holding onto a diet that is satisfying and easy to stick to. Low-carb diets are adaptable and can be comprehended by people with different types of diabetes. Those who have followed the diet as suggested by...

One of the most hazardous side-effects of being diabetic is renal failure. Your kidneys that purify your blood waste, in case of a diabetic, have high levels of blood glucose. Therefore the kidney has to work additional time to filter your blood. Eventually, strained kidneys will not work well anymore, and may perhaps even fail. Effects of Diabetes on Your Kidneys When your blood moves through these system veins, pollutants present are packed through the capillary walls and are eventually removed through your urine. In the case of diabetes individual, the high glucose levels can force your kidney to work more to filter your blood as the process becomes more complex. The capillary vessels become more permeable and start to leak. Proteins that are not filtered start to appear in your urine. People with type 1 diabetes sometimes develop little holes in the filtering tubes in their kidneys so they start to spill small amounts of protein, called proteinuria. If there is uncontrol...

Managing blood glucose levels under a restriction is necessary for somebody with diabetes. Good check can further prevent or slow down complexities of diabetes which could be related to nerve, eye, or kidney impairment. It can also improve & rescue your life. No one acknowledges exactly why high glucose levels provoke difficulties in people with diabetes, but keeping a watch at your glucose levels may help you possibly help you be safe and healthy. Both white granulated sugar and honey, head the list of foods that can cause blood sugar levels to spike. Now the question is whether all added sugars influence blood sugar in the same way. The basis behind diabetic nutrition appears easy enough and it says to limit your sugar and other carbs intake. But, when you have diabetes, your food is simple. The American Diabetic Association has made it very clear that the person suffering from diabetes should have a carbohydrate intake which should remain between 45g to 60g per meal to...