Obesity

Obesity has become a concerning health problem due to sedentary and stressful lifestyle. Obesity results from consuming more calories than you burn. Obesity is associated with higher risk of chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart diseases, cancer, infertility, liver disorders and depression.

Educating the patient about calorie control of food items with help of nutritionist and reinforcing healthy eating habits is an integral part of obesity management. Research has proven that obesity management can delay progression from pre-diabetes. Type 2 diabetes also benefits the patients and type 2 diabetes moderate weight loss help to improve blood glucose control as well as to reduce need for oral hypoglycemic agents (OHA)

Lifestyle and behavioral changes are the main stay of treatment. Regular physical exercise is of immense value of management of obesity and other chronic diseases.

Benefits of Excercise

1. Improve blood glucose level
2. Reduce cardiovascular risk factor
3. Contribute to weight loss and improve overall wellbeing of the patient
4. Prevent or delays development of type 2 diabetes
5. Improve cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength & insulin sensitivity in patients with type-1 diabetes

Our primary objective is to provide latest, efficient & comprehensive care to diabetic patients at an affordable cost.

Sedentary time, time spent sitting should be reduced and patient encouraged to stay active.

Obesity may be multifactorial like genetics, hormonal imbalance as seen in PCOD, hypothyroidism due to medications such as steroids & antidepressants.

Obesity can only diagnosed by BMI measurement, waist – hip ratio etc. Obese patient should undergo some investigation done by consultant & appropriate treatment can be started.

If lifestyle measures & medical management fails bariatric surgery & other procedures can be considered in morbidly obese patients after thorough evaluation by the specialist.