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Consulting Sex Therapist You must quite often be reading the column ‘Ask the Expert/Consulting Sex Therapist (related to sexual issues)’ in your daily newspaper or fortnightly magazine, isn’t it? The information mentioned in the column not only makes up for an interesting read but it’s quite informative as well. However, it’s not necessary that this …
Diabetic Diet Food Diabetes can strike any individual from any walk of life. There are approximately 70 million cases of diabetes in India with a global prevalence of 422 million cases. Here is the guide to diabetic diet. Diabetes can cause various health complications, such as blindness, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, and nerve disease. However, …
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Intermittent Fasting Benefits You certainly must have fasted some or the other time in life, intentionally or unintentionally. Fasting is a part of several festivals celebrated all across India. The Indian culture and tradition bestow great value upon fasting. It is believed that just like we need a good amount of sleep to rejuvenate ourselves, …
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Diabetes Prevention Diabetes complications can be a scary repercussion for anyone. But what most people think of as the inevitable can actually be prevented with diabetes prevention techniques. To avoid diabetes complications, you must do follow diabetes prevention techniques: Retinopathy (affecting the eyes) Nephropathy (affecting the kidneys) Diabetic foot problems Cardiovascular diseases Neuropathy (affecting the …
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Kidney Failure Symptoms Kidney disease as a result of diabetes is one of the most common complications and is one of the reasons for Kidney Failure Symptoms. It is said that 1 in 4 people with diabetes has kidney issues. These issues are referred to as diabetic nephropathy. However, it is possible to prevent this …
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Polycystic Ovarian There has existed a link between diabetes (regardless of type) and infertility in women. For girls or women with type 1 diabetes, it has been shown that the age of onset of menarche is delayed. Furthermore, before the use of insulin, 2% of women with diabetes could not get pregnant at all. However, …
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Sugar Foods If you have crossed your 30s and manifesting symptoms, such as an increased frequency of urination, thirst, perspiration, and hunger pangs, don’t ignore them! Add to this a slow healing of wounds and a drained feeling throughout the day, and you are most probably staring at diabetes. India is slowly becoming the diabetes …
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Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes is the increase in blood sugar levels that occur during pregnancy disappears after birth. While it can occur at any time during pregnancy it is more common during the second half of your pregnancy. It occurs as a result of not being able to produce enough insulin to keep the blood …
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Diabetes Exercise Diabetes management is an important part of your care package. However, it is said to be best achieved with added physical activity i.e. Diabetes Exercise. As diabetes is a lifestyle disorder, it is pertinent that you make changes to your lifestyle, not only in terms of what you eat but also in terms …
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Glycemic Index Many dieticians frequently talk about foods in terms of their glycemic index (GI). They refer to some foods as having a high GI and others as having a low GI. Many people are aware of the term GI; however, they are not quite sure what does it actually mean. In this article, we …
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