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.
According to the WHO, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
Researchers from the University of Michigan in the US found that exposure to air pollution was linked with higher body fat, higher proportion fat and lower lean mass among midlife women.
The IIT Mandi team performed studies measuring the bio-markers under ischemic conditions at the forearm and at the frontal lobe of the brain.
One study of 526 patient trials in anesthesiology found that 8 per cent had fake data and 26 per cent were critically flawed.
The Concept and Compilation of the guidelines has been done by prominent researchers and doctors including Dr Nikhil Tandon (HOD of Endocrinology & Metabolism, AIIMS, New Delhi), Dr V Mohan (Director, MDRF, Chennai), Dr R S Dhaliwal (Head, Division of Non-Communicable Diseases, ICMR Hqrs).
