Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, or both. Patients with...
Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease burden for children under 5 years of age (under 5), primarily in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The spatial burden of each of...
There has also been a rising trend in the incidence of diabetes among the Indian and Asian populations. The following chapter aims to outline the various manifestations of diabetes in the eye, while also describing the various treatment modalities available for the same.Mahesh, Meenakshi...
Type 1 diabetes can affect people at any age but is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. According to the World Heart Federation (WHF), the prevalence of type 1 diabetes is also increasing across the world. What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? When you ...
For example, more than 85% of premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) occur in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes account for more than 80% of all premature NCD deaths worldwide [5, 6]. A ...
MASLD has rapidly become the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. Its global prevalence escalated from 25.3% between 1990-2006 to 38.0% between 2016-2019, heavily influenced by the rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).64MASLD exhibits substantial regional variations...
Diabetes Malnutrition Nasal Polyps Track 8:Coronavirus (COVID-19) Coronavirus disease(COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. COVID-19 is a disease caused bySARS-CoV-2that can trigger what doctors call a respiratory tract infection. It can affect your upper...
Once patient stops using steroid, the chances of recurrence will be very high. Long term use of steroids is not recommended because it may cause serious side effects like osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, glaucoma and cataracts, weakened immune system leading to greater cases of ...
MASLD has rapidly become the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. Its global prevalence escalated from 25.3% between 1990-2006 to 38.0% between 2016-2019, heavily influenced by the rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).64MASLD exhibits substantial regional variations...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a long-lasting endocrine disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycaemia, which is often triggered by an entire or relative inadequacy of insulin production or insulin resistance. As a result of resistance to insulin (IR) and an overall lack of insulin in the body,...