by Dr. N K Singh - MD, FICP | Apr 4, 2020 | Diabetes Insights-English
Which checkup to do when? This is a guideline based on the American Diabetes Association standards. In practice, all these investigations are rarely conducted by all patient. Blood sugar once a month if it is in near normal range, glycosylated hemoglobin once in three...
by Dr. N K Singh - MD, FICP | Apr 4, 2020 | Diabetes Insights-English
The rate of diabetes in the 70s was only 2.1 percent in urban areas of India, now it has gone up to 12 to 18 percent. By 2025, there will be around 8 crore diabetic patients in India, this number is now 4 crore. According to the new study, about 13.5% in Chennai,...
by Dr. N K Singh - MD, FICP | Apr 4, 2020 | Diabetes Insights-English
Diabetes is a Greek word. The term diabetes was first used by Aretius in the second century. It is a Greek word meaning siphon. Aretius used such a term because in this disease water does not stay in the body and uses the man’s body like a channel. At the time,...
by Dr. N K Singh - MD, FICP | Apr 4, 2020 | Diabetes Insights-English
A quack claims that eating gills of live fish ends diabetes forever. Once a diabetes patient came for checkup. After testing, his serum creatine was 9 mg. It was found that he was in kidney failure. Had to refer him. After he returned I talked to him in detail. His...
by Dr. N K Singh - MD, FICP | Apr 3, 2020 | Diabetes Insights
कौन सी जाँच कब कराएँ? यह एक गाइडलाईन है जो अमेरिकन डायबिटीज एशोसिएशन के मानकों पर आधारित है। व्यवहार में इन सभी जाँचों को शायद ही कोई मरीज कराता है। महीने में एक बार ब्लड सुगर, तीन महीने में एक बार ग्लायकोसालेटेड हिमोग्लोबीन एंव साल में पूरा डायबेटिक प्रोफाइल कराना...
by Dr. N K Singh - MD, FICP | Apr 3, 2020 | Diabetes Insights
भारत में मधुमेह होने की दर में भयानक तौर पर इजाफा हुआ है। 70 के दशक में मधुमेह होने कि दर भारत के शहरी इलाकों में मात्र 2.1 प्रतिशत थी अब 12 से 18 प्रतिशत तक जा पहुँची है। सन् 2025 तक भारत में करीब 7 करोड़ मधुमेह के रोगी हो जाएँगे, यह संख्या अभी 3.5 करोड़ है। नए...
