Dr. Sakshi Gagneja

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent and serious diseases affecting people of all ages today. According to studies, 1 in every 11 people in India is formally diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes increases your risk of

Diabetes is a medical condition in which the body is not able to break down food into energy. Type 1 diabetes is where the body does not produce enough insulin and Type 2 diabetes is where the body does not use the insulin well enough. Apart from this two diabetes, gestational diabetes is developed in some women, during pregnancy.

Insulin is an essential hormone that is produced by the pancreas. Insulin helps to break down the food into glucose which is then used as a source of energy by the body. The glucose enters each and every cell of the body to provide energy and keep the body functions running.

Mucormycosis or black fungus is a rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. Mucormycetes are present in the environment and they enter the human body either through artificial oxygen support that is given to severe COVID-19 patients or in some cases other environmental factors like use of contaminated water to produce medical oxygen.

Worried about your abruptly fluctuating sugar levels in your blood, with them majorly rising northwards? Worry not. While the major controlling practices are still in your hands (in terms of changes required in your lifestyle and eating habits), the proper conduction of sugar level tests is also a must to ensure that whether you are going wrong or right in controlling the same.

Among the modern people with ill lifestyle and irregular eating habits, diabetes has become one of the most common ailments in the modern generation. This metabolic disease is responsible for abrupt increase in blood sugar levels, due to which your body might not be able to produce enough insulin by itself, which in turn might damage your kidneys, eyes, nerves or other related organs.