Blog - Center for diabetes

November 16, 2021

Diabetes

DIABETES MANAGEMENT & THE ROLE OF NUTRITION

Today, diabetes is a commonly encountered lifestyle disease. There has been an exponential rise in diabetes worldwide and India is no exception. Diabetes is a chronic disease in which food is not properly absorbed in the body to be used as energy. This results in high levels of sugar in the blood. Control of blood […]

August 31, 2021

Diabetes

Why is an insulin pump used?

Diabetes is a medical condition that occurs due to erratic metabolic activity. The food that we eat is used to derive energy after it has undergone the process of digestion in the body. The glucose that is produced during digestion is used by the cells to derive energy for growth. This process requires the presence […]

August 31, 2021

Diabetes

Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Track your Diabetes

CGM or continuous glucose monitoring as the name suggests is used to monitor the glucose levels in the body. It is a minimally invasive technique to measure glucose and can be used in both conditions when a patient uses insulin pumps or injections. Advantages of using a CGM device: CGM devices are an easy […]

August 31, 2021

Diabetes Surgery Sleeve Gastrectomy

Care for Diabetes and Obesity – Sleeve Gastrectomy

SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY This surgery is performed by removing approximately 80 percent of the stomach. The remaining stomach looks like a banana or a sleeve of a shirt and is hence called a ‘ Sleeve ‘. The new stomach pouch being much smaller restricts food intake thus leading to weight loss. Sleeve gastrectomy causes favourable changes […]