World Diabetes Day: Signs you may be prediabetic
This World Diabetes Day, learn the key signs of prediabetes and how lifestyle changes can help manage it before diabetes sets in.
This World Diabetes Day, learn the key signs of prediabetes and how lifestyle changes can help manage it before diabetes sets in.
Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also a nationally renowned Diabetologist, released the Jammu related data of the ‘first of its kind’ world's largest survey 'ICMR-India Diabetes 'INDIAB' Study to assess the prevalence of Diabetes in India, including in Jammu and Kashmir.
The rise is particularly of concern among younger women, and calls for greater awareness and early screening.
Losing weight comes with several benefits and now, scientists say that shedding those extra kilos around the waist could also reduce the risk of severe cases of flu and other infections in people with diabetes.
The team assessed the level of implementation of these policies and identified priority actions for the primary prevention of diet-related NCDs.
The initiative was announced at the G20 co-branded event “Accelerating the Prevention and Management of Hypertension and Diabetes” in the presence of Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
Diabetes is linked to high blood sugar levels, which in turn can raise the risk for other illnesses such as heart and kidney disease.
A 48-year-old woman suffered kidney failure after consuming the raw gallbladder of a fish to cure her diabetes as advised by a local quack, said doctors here who advised not to eat it.
Studies reveal that by 2040, 700 million people worldwide will have diabetes.
This is believed to be one of the first multi-site studies to examine light exposure before sleep on the risk of developing gestational diabetes.
