Lifestyle Diseases
### Lifestyle Diseases Lifestyle diseases, also commonly referred to as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are long-term health conditions that are often associated with a combination of lifestyle, environmental, genetic, and social factors. Unhealthy habits such as poor nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, inadequate sleep, and prolonged stress can increase the risk of developing several chronic conditions. Unlike infectious diseases, NCDs are generally not transmitted from one person to another. They often develop gradually and may require long-term management and medical care. Some of the major conditions that fall under this category include diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, stroke,
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Harpreet D..
Harpreet D..
25 days ago
Farmers work hard all day. So why is half of my village diabetic?
There is a saying that farming keeps you fit. Maybe once. Now the tractor does the ploughing, the labour does the sowing, and I sit on the
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Farmers work hard all day. So why is half of my village diabetic?
There is a saying that farming keeps you fit. Maybe once. Now the tractor does the ploughing, the labour does the sowing, and I sit on the
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26 and my BP is already borderline. Shift work is eating me alive
Our annual staff check-up: 136/88. The doctor said "keep an eye on it", which is what we say to patients when we do not want to have
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Cholesterol 240 despite army discipline. Genetics or the post-retirement paranthas?
Latest report: total 240, LDL 165, triglycerides 190. In service my numbers were always fine. Two years of civilian life and it has gone up like a
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Hypothyroid for 8 years. Weight won't budge even with TSH in range. What am I missing?
Background:
- Diagnosed 2018, on thyroxine since. TSH has been between 2 and 3 for the last two years.
- Weight went from 62 to 74 in the first
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My husband's cholesterol tablets vs my mother-in-law's kashayam. How do I make him take both seriously?
My husband is 65 and has had high cholesterol for ten years. He takes his tablet when he remembers, which is about four days a week. He
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Prediabetes with PCOS. Which came first, and does it even matter at this point?
Latest report: fasting sugar 108, HbA1c 6.1. My doctor said the word prediabetes and moved on to the next point on her list as if it was
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BP 150/95 at 45. Doctor says lifestyle first, tablets later. Kya karna chahiye?
Went for a routine check for insurance and the doctor made me sit for 10 minutes and checked again. Same reading. He said I have three months
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Fatty liver in people in their 20s is scarily common in our OPD
Something I did not expect in my medicine posting: the number of patients aged 22 to 30 whose ultrasound reports say grade 1 or grade 2 fatty
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LDL came back high despite training 5 days a week. How is this possible?
Got a full lipid profile done because my company insurance covers it. Total cholesterol 228, LDL 160, HDL 42. Doctor said "borderline high, watch your diet".
I train
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