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Tribune News Service
Mohali, November 23
According to the ICMR, India has emerged as a hub of diabetes.
We have a maximum number of diabetics in Punjab and the tricity has one in every 10 persons suffering from the disease. Thus, timely precautions are necessary to lower its risks.
This was stated by Dr Vivek Sabharwal, internal medicine specialist and diabetologist, Amcare Hospital, while addressing a virtual session today. Dr Sabharwal said not all forms of diabetes are caused for a person being overweight or leading an inactive lifestyle.
In fact, some forms are present in patients since childhood which is known as type 1 diabetes and in that case, artificial insulin is a must, he opined.
Dr Sabharwal elaborated that long-term insulin could also cause a significant increase in weight, which, in turn, can increase insulin demand.
It also increases salt retention, thus triggering high blood pressure which further increases cardiovascular risks, he added.
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