Diabetes5 min read
HbA1c Explained: What Your Diabetes Report Actually Means
HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar over roughly three months. Learn what your target should be and why one fasting reading can be misleading.
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Diabetes4 min read
Hypoglycaemia: Recognising and Preventing Low Sugar Episodes
Sweating, tremor, hunger and confusion can signal a sugar below 70 mg/dL. Knowing the 15-15 rule keeps a minor dip from becoming an emergency.
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Blood Pressure4 min read
How to Measure Your Blood Pressure Correctly at Home
Sit quietly for five minutes, keep your arm at heart level, take two readings a minute apart. A simple routine gives far better data than one clinic reading.
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Salt, Pickles and Papad: Cutting Sodium Without Losing Taste
Most of the salt in an Indian diet is hidden in pickles, papad, namkeen and packaged masalas — not in the salt shaker on the table.
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Nutrition5 min read
Building a Balanced Indian Plate for Blood Sugar and Weight
Half vegetables, a quarter protein, a quarter whole grain. The plate method works better than counting calories for most patients.
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Vitamin D and B12 Deficiency: Who Really Needs Testing
Persistent tiredness, body aches and tingling in the feet are common reasons for testing — but supplements without a diagnosis waste money.
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Exercise5 min read
How Much Exercise Do You Actually Need? A Physician's Prescription
150 minutes of moderate activity a week plus two strength sessions. Here is how to build up to it safely if you are starting from zero.
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Exercising Safely When You Have Diabetes or Hypertension
Activity is part of treatment, not a risk — provided you time it around meals and medication and know which symptoms mean stop.
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Vaccination5 min read
Vaccines Adults Forget: A Practical Immunisation Checklist
Influenza, pneumococcal, tetanus, hepatitis B and shingles vaccines all have adult indications that are routinely missed.
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The Flu Shot: Answers to the Questions Patients Ask Most
No, the flu vaccine cannot give you influenza. Here is what it does, who needs it most and when to take it.
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Seasonal Diseases5 min read
Dengue in the Monsoon: Warning Signs and Platelet Myths
The dangerous phase of dengue begins as the fever settles. Warning signs matter far more than the platelet count alone.
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Fever at Home: Warning Signs That Need Same-Day Review
Most fevers settle with rest and fluids. Persistent vomiting, reduced urine output, breathlessness or drowsiness need review the same day.
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Preventive Healthcare6 min read
Which Health Checks Actually Matter After 40
A focused panel chosen for your age and risk profile beats an expensive scattergun package that nobody interprets.
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Why Antibiotics Are Not the Answer to Every Fever
Viral illness does not respond to antibiotics, and unnecessary courses drive resistance. Here is how the decision is actually made.
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Taking Thyroid Medication: Timing, Food and Common Mistakes
Levothyroxine works best on an empty stomach, 45–60 minutes before breakfast, and away from calcium or iron. Small habits change your test results.
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- 1HbA1c Explained: What Your Diabetes Report Actually MeansDiabetes5 min read
- 2How to Measure Your Blood Pressure Correctly at HomeBlood Pressure4 min read
- 3Building a Balanced Indian Plate for Blood Sugar and WeightNutrition5 min read
- 4How Much Exercise Do You Actually Need? A Physician's PrescriptionExercise5 min read
- 5Dengue in the Monsoon: Warning Signs and Platelet MythsSeasonal Diseases5 min read
- 6Which Health Checks Actually Matter After 40Preventive Healthcare6 min read
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