If you do so, you're less likely to have a higher BMI.
'Making sure that you're getting enough sleep, that your weight is maintained correctly and you exercise regularly.'
Fighting with diabetes? Staying active is what you need.
'Any dietary approach is incomplete without physical exercise.' 'Application of calorie restriction/intermittent fasting alone would lead to a decrease in muscle mass, and possibly bone mass too.'
Rediff reader Bibhuti Mohanty, 45 shares his story.
'Obesity is a raging conversation globally now, and manufacturing of generics will pick up after the patent expires.'
'COVID-19 and diabetes have a very intricate relationship.' 'People with diabetes tend to get the most severe forms of COVID-19.'
Dr Nandita Palshetkar, IVF expert and medical director, Bloom IVF, explains how certain behaviour can lead to poor quality of sperm.
The NHS estimates that weight gain of one kg, or 2.2 pounds, can increase someone's risk of diabetes by around 8 per cent.
In an Instagram post, he opened up about how he has managed to keep his diabetes under control.
rediffGURU Shreya Shah answers diet and nutrition related questions.
Dr Ashish Mishra, consultant interventional cardiologist, Wockhardt Hospitals, explains how smoking and alcohol can impair your heart health and lead to cardiac arrest.
The asanas involved in yoga help build muscular strength, endurance and flexibility and foster weight loss, says Dr Pramod Tripathi.
Dr Aarti Ullal lists remedies to help you improve the quality of your sleep.
It may help prevent organ damage.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) situation is a severe complication where the sugar level shoots to high levels and acidic particles called ketones form up to unsafe levels in the body, says Dr Atish Ladd.
Alternating three minutes of fast walking with three minutes of walking at a moderate pace showed greater improvement in blood sugar control and fitness levels in adults with Type 2 diabetes than those who walked at a steady pace for the same time period.
Having 60 gm almonds a day helps maintain blood sugar levels and prevents cardio vascular diseases.
rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani offers expert advice on how to alter your diet and lifestyle so that you can remain healthy.
rediffGURU Shreya Shah answers diet and nutrition-related questions. Ask away!
Superfoods like low-carb veggies and fatty fish will help diabetics keep their sugar under check.
Study finds how teens with type 1 diabetes can guard their hearts.
rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani offers advice on how to alter your lifestyle so that you can stay healthy.
Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia. This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase.
rediffGURU Shreya Shah answers diet and nutrition related questions.
'If she manages to throw out people, go for surgical operations, clean up her image, she will be victorious.'
Do not skip meals. Avoid white bread, pastries during the lockdown.
There is no such thing as a perfect Diabetes Diet. The important thing is to follow a meal plan that is tailored to personal preferences and lifestyle and helps manage normal blood glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides levels, blood pressure, and weight management.
Rise in raids on illicit drug manufacturing units, alongside arrests for the production, sale, or distribution of spurious or adulterated drugs.
Cardiac care plans are ideal for individuals with pre-existing heart conditions or a family history of heart issues. Those who can't get coverage under a comprehensive plan should opt for these plans.
A recent study has found that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate 'brown fat', the body's own fat-fighting defences, which can fight against obesity and diabetes.
'Mankind's experience, sharpness, and execution will make it happen. We are not going for short-term gains.'
'Don't get stressed if you are not able to do your work.' 'If you feel you do not have the skill or capacity to do some work, accept it.'
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M V Hospital for Diabetes & Diabetes Research Centre, one of India's premier centres for diabetic foot research and treatment recently launched India's first online Diabetic Foot Care forum as a part of a multi-level awareness campaign, titled "Foot care for people with diabetes".
Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan tells you how to correct your diet and lifestyle so that you can fight/ recover from illnesses.
Dhruv Gupta explains how, as more and more young people fall prey to diabetes, organisaions get affected and how companies can contain the losses due to drop in productivity.
In a six-part series commencing today, Arthur J Pais profiles the winners of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. First up in this series is Sahil Singh Gujral, who despite suffering from diabetes and displacement as a result of his parents' long-drawn divorce proceedings, managed to win the Fellowship.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 20.8 million people in the United States have diabetes. Compared to other populations, people of Indian origin are at a heightened risk for Type 2 diabetes. In 2007, India had the largest number of people -- 40.9 million -- living with diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation.
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