Author name: Dr. Ayush Chandra

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Ayush Chandra, MBBS, Diabetologist & Diabetic Foot Care Specialist Finding a blood-filled blister on your toe is unsettling on its own. When you’re living with diabetes, the next question is usually “does this matter more for me?” — and the honest answer is: it depends on a few things worth understanding […]

Type 2 diabetes can often go into remission through diet and lifestyle changes alone, meaning blood sugar returns to a normal range without needing medication. It’s most realistic when the diagnosis is caught early, before years of high sugar have worn down the pancreas’s ability to produce insulin. The later it’s caught, the harder remission

Diabetics lose feeling in their feet because of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage caused by years of high blood sugar. It’s not just the nerves either, the tiny blood vessels that feed them get damaged too, and that combination is what slowly numbs sensation over time. It usually starts small, a bit of tingling, and

Yes, but not with just any GLP-1 drug you’ve heard of. The medications approved for chronic weight management in people without diabetes are specific higher-dose formulations of semaglutide and tirzepatide, built and tested for that exact purpose. They’re not the same product as the diabetes version, even when the molecule shares a name. Dr. Ayush

For most people who aren’t on insulin, a CGM sensor isn’t medically necessary, and the cost usually outweighs what it adds. That said, it’s not a flat no across the board. There are specific situations, unstable sugars, a pre-diabetes diagnosis, or just wanting to understand your own patterns, where it can still be genuinely useful,

Losing weight with GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide or tirzepatide is a major achievement, but maintaining those results can be challenging. After reaching a target weight, some patients may benefit from a GLP-1 maintenance dose to help manage appetite, reduce the risk of weight regain, and support long-term metabolic health. The right approach varies from

A diabetic foot ulcer is classified into five stages under the Wagner system, Grade 1 through Grade 5. Depth of the wound decides the grade, along with whether infection or gangrene has set in. Grade 1 sits in the skin only. Grade 5 means extensive gangrene across the foot, a very different clinical picture entirely.

Mounjaro is a weekly injection that helps your body control hunger and blood sugar at the same time. It works differently from older weight loss medications because it activates two hormonal pathways instead of one, which makes it more effective for many patients. But here’s what most people don’t realise before starting. Month 1 is

Meditation helps diabetes by lowering stress hormones like cortisol, the same hormones that push blood glucose into sharp spikes. Calm the stress response and the sugar surges that ride along with it tend to settle too. It is not a replacement for insulin or your prescribed medicines, and it never will be. But the research