Diabetes Care and Management

Unbeatable Mr. Fulan Ahmed 51 y.o. Ex-assistant manager in a relocation company Recently retired during 2020 Lockdown Has reduced his HbA1C from 11% plus to 6.4% Mr Ahmed recalls.. “One day I was craving for sweets. So I drove to the city and ate sweets worth Rs.200. As I walked out I saw Jalebi on sale! I couldn’t control my …

Unbeatable Mr. Shafi Shaikh 38 y.o. Works as an engineer for a manufacturing company Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2015 Has reduced his HbA1C levels from 8.3% to 7.8% in the last 3 months with BeatO “I was working in the gulf, in 2015, when I had my first pancreatitis attack. At that time I had no idea what’s …

Unbeatable Mr. Satish Chopra 65 y.o. Writer, Director and Actor Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2016 Has reduced his fasting sugar from 190 mg/dL to 120 mg/dL with BeatO.   When you ask his age, Mr. Chopra laughs and says – “I’m 25 with 40 years of experience. Not 65.” His positivity towards life is exemplary. He says, “Insaan …

BeatO member Anurag Iyer is a biker, motivational speaker and marketeer who loves to get inked. Anurag has type 1 diabetes, and was diagnosed in 2017 at the age of 31. While riding late night from Chandigarh to his home in Delhi, Anurag got a call from his mother that his maternal grandfather, Nanu, was no more. Anurag wanted to …

61 years old retired Sr. Administration officer at Lal Bahadur Shashtri Hospital Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at the age of 46. He has stopped Insulin and reduced his HbA1c from 8.3% to 6.0% with BeatO. With none of his parents suffering from Diabetes, Mr. Idrisi admits his diabetes was born out of his unhealthy lifestyle. His job was stressful – his …

Meghaa Sud is an entrepreneur and traveler with type 1 diabetes. “…My father came home from his tour and found me unconscious on my bed. Everybody thought I was sleeping but my father said there’s something wrong, she doesn’t sleep so much. It’s strange.” Megha’s family rushed her to the nearest hospital where doctors ran some tests on her. She …

Abbott FreeStyle Libre was recently launched in India with an aim to give millions of Indians access to high-quality, accurate and pain-free diabetes. While we all are aware that the process is pain-free, there might be various questions going in a person’s mind about its function, accuracy, and process. Here are top 5 frequently asked questions about Abbott LibreStyle Pro: …

Mr. Nagale is an electrical consultant, and an entrepreneur. He eats no outside food, doesn’t consume alcohol and has no genetic problems either. So it was a big surprise when 2 years back, at the age of 47, he was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The doctors were able to treat pancreatitis but Mr. Nagale was diagnosed with diabetes in the aftermath. …

The prolonged confinement to maintain social distancing and prevent the spread of the virus has limited attendance for people with diabetes at clinics. While telemedicine has become a popular option, caring for people with diabetes also requires continuous glucose monitoring technologies to stay in control of sugar levels during the pandemic. This is where Abbott FreeStyle Libre plays a crucial …

“The days of routine glucose testing with test strips, lancets, and blood are over.” If you were told this statement a decade back, would you have believed it? Even we wouldn’t have! Monitoring of blood sugar has seen a huge advancement in the course of the years. Right  from quantifying glucose in urine back in the day to the latest …