Nutrition Integrated Diabetes Education - NIDE

21/01/2022

Type one diabetes is often diagnosed with the symptoms like polyurea, polyphagia and polydipsia with the presence of a large number of ketones. All these symptoms result in a dangerous complication called DKA. DKA can also happen when the blood sugars go uncontrollably high due to dehydration, sickness and lack of insulin. Let us see the meanings of these terms.

- Polyurea: Excessive or abnormal production or passage of urine

- Polyphagia : excessive eating or appetite

- Polydipsia: Abnormal or excessive thirst.

- Ketones: Ketones are blood acids that the body makes if cells are deprived of glucose and when the body starts breaking down fats at a faster rate. Ketones can show up in blood or urine. High ketone levels may indicate DKA.

- DKA: A serious short-term diabetes complication where the body produces excess ketones. The common symptoms of DKA are polyurea, polyphagia and polydipsia

10/01/2022

Insulin treatment supplements the body's own insulin (in case of insulin deficiency) with the goal of achieving normal blood sugar levels and preventing complications.

But it is absolutely critical for people with T1D to constantly evaluate their insulin needs, which can be affected by food, illness, exercise, stress and many other factors.

As of now, much exploratory research is being done to find a cure for T1D, however, there is no concrete cure yet, and until then, taking insulin for life is the only way to manage T1D.

People with diabetes must constantly evaluate their daily – and hourly – insulin needs, which is usually best done under the guidance of experts such as diabetes educators and doctors, both of whom are present at NIDE.

07/01/2022

A PWD is Dx with T1DM when autoimmunity attacks the beta cells. What does this mean? These are the common and basic Type one diabetes related terms used frequently. This jargon may be new to the newly diagnosed and newbies to T1D but a few of them are used almost on a daily basis by the people living with T1D.

01/01/2022

Eating sugar, candies or drinking coke does not lead to T1d. Type 2 diabetes, one the other hand, is a lifestyle disease and is caused due to obesity or lack of physical exercise, but T1d is an autoimmune condition and sugary food does not lead to it.

14/11/2021

World Diabetes Day (WDD) is held November 14 in remembrance of Sir Frederick Banting—a co-discoverer of insulin along with Charles Best. WDD is one of the largest diabetes awareness campaigns in the world and reaches over billions of people and hundreds of countries around the world.

The theme for 2021’s WDD is “Access to Diabetes Care- If not now, when?". WDD was created in 1991 in response to the growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. The goal of World Diabetes Day is to help promote advocacy efforts and the importance of taking coordinated and concerted actions to confront diabetes as a critical global health issue. It falls within Diabetes Awareness Month and everyone is encouraged to get involved.

Why is it important for people in India?

You can see the statistics below. Unfortunately India is surpassing many countries in prevalence.
https://www.diabetesatlas.org/data/en/country/93/in.html

You can see all about World Diabetes Day Events in India:
https://worlddiabetesday.org/activities/countries/india/

10/11/2021

At NIDE, we currently have two expert diabetologists who are living with type one diabetes themselves and can treat any type of diabetes. We are looking forward to working with more evidence-based diabetologists and endocrinologists.

Let us explain how endos and diabetologists can help manage your diabetes:

Both diabetologist and endocrinologist are physicians practising internal medicine, but their ways of treatment differ. Diabetologists are more specific to diabetes and its management, while Endocrinologists are more towards the entire endocrine system that includes Pancreas and Insulin.

The Diabetologist is an expert in the treatment of Diabetes, specialises in the research and treatment of all types of diabetes, generally coordinates between the Diabetic Educators, Nurses, Podiatrists, Ophthalmologists and Renal physicians to educate, treat and monitor a patient. Treatment usually involves medications either orally or through Insulin injections. The diabetologist’s tasks include diagnosing and treating all types of diabetes. They also treat diseases that are closely related to diabetes. A diabetologist also carries out preventive examinations with a view to the secondary diseases of diabetes.

Endocrinologists are qualified to diagnose and treat conditions like diabetes, thyroid diseases, infertility, growth issues, metabolic disorders, osteoporosis, some cancers, and disorders in the hormone-producing adrenal glands and pituitary glands. Endocrinologists specialize in glands and the hormones they produce which affect important processes that control metabolism, blood pressure, cholesterol, hunger, thirst, body temperature and more. Hormone imbalances can impact your daily life, but an endocrinologist can help you manage the imbalances to improve your quality of life.

DM us for a package consisting of diabetologist consultations along with diabetes educator and nutritionist consultations to give you 360 degrees view of the total diabetes control that can improve your quality of life

27/10/2021

When health care providers are aligned with their approaches, you get the best results! Along with passing on knowledge in slow and escalated manner, we hand hold you at every step and help you reach your targets. We are delighted to share why NIDE was formed.

27/10/2021

supports all the ways of managing diabetes including the low carb approach focussing on the health and safety of the patients (depending on their health condition and interest).

DM to know more!

25/10/2021

Let's walk you through the about 1 month NIDE program and the services we offer!

22/10/2021

Hello World! We are so excited to embark on our social media journey. Do follow us to get updates on what we are all about.

03/10/2021

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We hear a lot of what to do and what not but we often wonder whether it is a myth or research based. How to make sure our management is research/evidence based, not opinionated.

What is evidence based nutrition and how does it help in diabetes management?

TypeOne Thriving and NIDE Team (consisting of Certified diabetes educators and nutritionists) is coming together for the first time, for a panel discussion with diabetologist and a person living with Type One diabetes, Dr. Sheetal Varalwar.

*To register :

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*Zoom Link to Join:*

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85790950113?pwd=cFc0RWpkNzYrUkVwc2p5VDg0OCtmZz09

*FB Live :

https://www.facebook.com/TypeOneThrivingTOt/