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History of diabetes whether his-story or her-story, all have the same too familiar script.

Once you are entered into the diabetic storybook as the main character, your biography starts with lifestyle changes like reducing weight, having more exercise (workouts), and consciously planned dieting.

If mending your ways still keeps you weak after a few weeks, you try to get into form with Metformin or even adding fertilizers (Sulphonyl-ureas). As days go by, you enter the glittering zone with Glitazones or sit-a-while with Sitagliptin. Your post-prandial excursions may be accompanied by Metaglinides or the travel accelerates with addition of more gas (Acarbose or Volibose), literally and physically.

Your half-tablet a day becomes full or even two or more with more additions than few deletions, until the final stony tablet threatens to invite your epigraph on it.

Don’t lose heart and hang the curtains… your true friend arrives.

Enter the INSULIN.

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A TO Z OF DIABETES  A   HbA1C Autonomic Neuropathy Aceinhibitor for kidney protection Aspirin for cardio protection B  Blood Sugar  self  monitoring Beta blockers for BP Control C   Complications of Diabetes Continuous Glucose Monitoring D        DCCT Depression and Diabetes Devices for Taking Insulin E        Erectile Dysfunction  Exercise F             Family History of Diabetes Financial Help for Diabetes Care Foot Care and Diabetes G       Gestational Diabetes Glucose Meters Glucose Monitoring Glycosylated Hemoglobin H Heart Disease and Diabetes Hemoglobin A1C Hypertension Hypoglycemia I       Impotence   Insulin Insulin Pumps Insurance K Kidney Complications of Diabetes Kidney Disease of Diabetes Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers L Logbook for blood glucose Low Blood Glucose M Meal Planning Using Carbohydrate Counting Medicare Coverage for People with Diabetes Medicines for Diabetes (Easy-to-Read)  N     Neuropathy  O  Obesity management  P Peripheral Neuropathy Physical Activity and Diabetes Pre-diabetes Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Information for Patients Pumps R     Recipe and Meal Planner Guide Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes S    Self-Monitoring Sexual and Urologic Problems of Diabetes Sick Days Syndrome X T     Tips for Helping a Person with Diabetes   W    Weight Control Y     You Are the Heart of Your Family Z     Zeal to live inspite of diabetes

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I am not a seventh day Adventist to tell how god created the heaven and earth in six days and took rest on the seventh (sabbath) day. I like to dwell in the seventh heaven which is actually the abode of god with a state of supreme happiness. I would like all our diabetics do the same hence forth. I wish their life be colourful like the seven colours of the rainbow not only on seventh April (world health day) but all the seven days in a week.

The gold standards for diabetic control is HbA1c under 7%

blood sugar should not less than 70not more than 2x70(140) mg%

Blood pressure should not less than 70 and more than 2x70(140)mm/hg

A healthy average persons weight ideally be around 70 kgs

His heart will not be troubled if the pulse is around 70

Lipids LDL most less than 70 mg%

Total Choleseterol- 3x70(210) mg%

HDL not exceeding 70mg%

TGL not exceeding 2x70(140)mg%

ஏழு ஏழு ஜென்மமும் உம்மை மறவேன் மருத்துவரே என பயனடைபவர் பாராட்டவேண்டாமா !

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