Tips for home testing of blood glucose

It is necessary to monitor blood glucose levels for people suffering with diabetes. Home testing blood glucose monitors are available now a day making the procedure easy and avoiding visiting of a lab often. The pricking of the finger for obtaining a drop of blood sometimes become painful makes the users to avoid the test. Some people get accustomed to it. Here are some tips for the users to make it less painful and comfortable. (more…)

What is Diabetes type 2?

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder of the body characterized by high glucose levels in the blood stream due to defective functioning of pancreas producing less quantities of the hormone ‘Insulin’ required for burning of glucose in the body. The other common cause for high glucose levels in the body is in capacity of the insulin (Reduced insulin sensitivity) to burn the glucose resulting in accumulation of glucose in the blood stream (Type2 Diabetes). (more…)

Stress and its management

What is meant by stress?

Stress cannot be explained in a single term. It is an expression of the mind for over demanding of a particular work. It is closely related to mental and physical functions of the body. In day to day modern and fast life everybody feel stressed when we face an un favorable conditions or any disturbances in the routine activity like delays, sound pollution, un friendly working atmosphere, serious disease conditions, severe pains in any part of the body. Therefore we can say that stress is a non specific reaction of the body to any situations either an enjoyable or not. (more…)

Beware of Obesity, It can lead to Urolithiasis

Formation of stones in the kidneys, Bladder or Urethra is known as ‘Urolithiasis’ which causes excruciating pain and concomitant other symptoms. Surgery is the only radical method of treatment for removal of the stones. (more…)

Assisted Reproductive Technology babies have more risk in birth defects

Infertile couples who undergo assisted reproductive technologies like IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) or ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) should be alerted about the possible enhanced risks of birth defects in the children born out of the procedures than by natural conception. About 2.5% in the general population are born with birth defects and this is enhanced to 3.5 % in assisted conception as per the latest research work. (more…)