Dharma Diabetes & Metabolic Clinics

Hyperglycemia is a diabetic condition happening as a result of increased blood sugar level. A healthy diabetic diet with proper medication helps in keeping blood glucose under control. High blood sugar level or hyperglycemia can be mainly divided into after-meal hyperglycemia and fasting hyperglycemia depending on the time of occurrence. As the name suggests after-meal hyperglycemia or postprandial hyperglycemia normally happens after taking meals and fasting hyperglycemia occurs after extended fasting. When the person monitors blood glucose level, the value of sugar intensity level reaches above 180 mg/dl in the case of postprandial hyperglycemia and it reaches above 130 mg/dl in case of fasting hyperglycemic condition. Symptoms visible in hyperglycemic patients: Symptoms shown by hyperglycemic patients will vary according to the patient's age and intensity of the diabetic condition. Severe headache, loss of consciousness and thirst are some of the earlier signs shown...

According to the World health Organization there were around 70 million people found diabetic in India in 2015 and the rising stats predicts that around 98 million people will be encompassed under this disease by 2030. Looking at the rising toll of diabetic patient the world health Organization also believes that diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death by 2030. First get checked whether you have diabetes or not? If you are not aware that you are prediabetic or diabetic patients go for a simple blood sugar test which does not ask for a medical prescription. Once you have undergone an Oral Glucose Tolerance test (OGT) which includes impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG)test as well as Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) you can be sure whether you are diabetic or not. Looking at increasing prevalence of diabetes across the country, it has been analyzed that people above 60 years of age have a higher risk of diabetes, while the risk factor between 30 to 50 years is found out to...