Dr R K Sanghavi

  # RKS: OBESE DIABETIC? - DIETING vs PILLS 1st January 2023 KETO DIET FOR T2DM A WORTHWHILE CONSIDERATION OR A STRICT NO-NO? Dear Reader, The world has 13% prevalence of obesity - 1 billion (bn) of population, in addition to another 1 bn being overweight. Except for Madagascar, Eritrea and Ethiopia the balance 192 countries of the world has obese population and hence the malady is truly termed as 'globesity'.  The Pacific islands are the leaders in the globesity epidemic since, unlike any other country, more than 50% of their population is obese. [https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/obesity-rates-by-country] Nauru: 61% Cook Islands: 56% Palau: 55% Marshall Islands: 53% Tuvalu (Ellis Islands): 52% Vietnam has the least prevalence and only 2.1% of its population is obese. Obesity is estimated by calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI) and depending upon its values, the overweight are differently classified as obese. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the leading ca...

# RKS: DIABETES AFTER COVID? - DO NOT BE SURPRISED! 1st December 2022 POST-COVID DIABETES? BE GRATEFUL TO YOUR LADY LUCK IF HAVE ESCAPED Dear Reader, It is general knowledge that when diabetics having COVID-19 infection they are more likely to suffer from graver consequences. However, what is more startling is the revelation that infection with novel coronavirus (nCoV-2 / SARS-CoV-2) itself can cause type 2 or even type 1 diabetes mellitus (T2DM / T1DM)!! There are 2 unfavourable outcomes post the COVID-19 disease: Post-Acute  Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 or PASC: A label for those who suffer from symptoms after COVID-19 and leading to a longer period of recovery. Post-COVID-19 Conditions. Post–COVID-19 conditions are defined as new, returning, or ongoing health  problems occurring ≥4 weeks after being infected with SARS-CoV-2. Since India is labelled as the 'World Capital of Diabetes' it is discerning to have a situation wherein the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported to contr...

  # RKS: IS THE SKILLED DR BEING SIDE-LINED BY CORPORATISED HOSPITALS? - ARE SKILFULLY MARKETED CORPORATE HOSPITALS SUPERCEDING THE EXPERTISE OF DOCTORS IN BATTLE FOR CURE?  1st November 2022 DOCTORS vs HOSPITALS CHOOSE THE RIGHT DR EVEN AT EXPENSE OF DISREGARDING A REPUTED HOSPITAL  Dear Reader, Doctors and hospitals are all about getting well. One is sick and hence the need of the hour is to get treated by a doctor at a hospital. See the sequence - treatment by a DOCTOR at a HOSPITAL. So who will cure the patient? The Doctor or the Hospital??  ENDING OF AN ERA T raditionally when one is unwell he / she approaches the friendly family General Practitioner (GP) doctor for advice. The GP usually manages most illnesses unless there is evidence of criticality. In such cases, he / she guides the patient to the best specialist as per his / her knowledge, experience and feedbacks garnered. The patient too trustingly seeks advice as per the GP's directive and ...

# RKS: WHY 'VIRAL' IS THE BUZZWORD TODAY? - WHY IS INFORMATION NEVER BACTERIAL?  1st October 2022 VIRUSES vs BACTERIA THE EQUATION AND REASONS FOR LIMELIGHT Dear Reader, Coronavirus has opened a new hot topic regarding viruses. Never before were the general public concerned so much about viruses impacting human health and neither the medical profession had taken day-to-day viruses, even if endemic, so seriously.  What was always talked in common parlance was the computer viruses and the news or messages /  videos have become viral. Viruses are more a perceived threat to health but when linked to information the word ‘viral’ is anything but related to human health.  Why is this so? An endeavour is being made to analyze the root cause of why the word 'viral' has been linked to spread of information on internet and Social Media and has overshadowed the more popular infecting ‘bug’ called bacteria.  VIRUS vs BACTERIA We have all heard the terminology 'bug'. It means...