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Diabetes and endocrinology women’s initiative launched at VHS in Chennai

At the launch of Diabetes and Endocrinology Women’s Initiative at Voluntary Health Services on Wednesday, experts raised the need to prioritise women’s health considering the rise in diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus and to recognise gender as a determinant of health. The major reasons for the huge escalation are obesity, COVID-19/post-COVID NCD challenges, blurring of urban-rural divide, climate, environment and …

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Tamil Nadu’s spending on drugs for Non-Communicable Diseases has nearly tripled after the introduction of the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme, Health Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi said on Friday. The NCD drugs budget, supported by the NHM, for treating patients with hypertension and diabetes stood at about ₹35 crore before MTM was introduced during 2020-21. Through MTM, a pioneering scheme, women …

The final results of a long-term, cross-sectional, population-based study across 31 States, Metabolic non-communicable disease health report of India, by the Indian Council of Medical Research and India Diabetes paint a bleak picture of Kerala, which figures amongst the top three States with the worst overall indicators. The sample size was close to 4,000 The study throws up little surprises …

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Are Indians Getting Sicker? Study Flags Shocking Pre-Diabetes, BP, Cholesterol, Obesity Numbers

The prevalence of diabetes and other metabolic non-communicable diseases in India is considerably higher than previously estimated, a new study has found. The eye-opening study on deteriorating health markers of Indians has shown the prevalence of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, central obesity or abdominal fat, and high cholesterol. The study, titled “Metabolic non-communicable health report of India-the ICMR-INDIAB …

The addition of many new diseases or disease-groups and new health initiatives have prompted the Central government to widen and rename its programme for control and prevention of non-communicable diseases. In its communication, the Ministry said that since there has been an addition of diseases to the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, …

Nearly 71% of all deaths worldwide occur due to non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancer. To address this growing burden of NCDs, the National Health Mission launched the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke, in 2010, focusing on strengthening infrastructure, promoting good health, human resource development, …

Coronavirus: Novel way to manage Diabetes amid Covid-19

It’s been a tough year for those battling diabetes, not only has Covid made life harder for the patients but also increased their chances of having lifestyle related disorders. Dr. Ambrish Mithal: Patients infected with COVID-19 experience a sharp rise in their glucose levels. Dr. Ambrish Mithal: Continuous glucose monitoring helps record glucose levels throughout the day. In comparison to …

World Diabetes Day: Amidst Coronavirus pandemic, India needs to pay attention to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

We know that prediabetes and diabetes affect approximately six million births in India alone, of which 90 percent are due to GDM. Throughout all this, one of the significant areas which is severely overlooked and poses a threat to maternal and child health on NCD’s is gestational diabetes mellitus or diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy. Impact of gestational diabetes mellitus GDM …

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Imperative to test all pregnant women for gestational diabetes