Sanjay Kalra, AH Aamir, Abbas Raza, AK Das et al.
Since their introduction in clinical practice in the 1950's, Sulfonylureas (SUs) have remained the main-stay of pharmacotherapy in the management of type 2 diabetes. Despite their well-established benefits, their place in therapy is inappropriately being overshadowed by newer therapies. Many of the ...
Sanjay Kalra, Silver Bahendeka, Rakesh Sahay, Sujoy Ghosh et al.
For decades, sulfonylureas (SUs) have been important drugs in the antidiabetic therapeutic armamentarium. They have been used as monotherapy as well as combination therapy. Focus on newer drugs and concerns about the risk of severe hypoglycemia and weight gain with some SUs have led to discussion on...
Manisha Sahay, Sanjay Kalra, Rajesh Badani, Ganapathi Bantwal et al.
Anemia is often associated with diabetes mellitus and is known to intensify the risk of developing diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications. There is paucity in understanding of co-existence of these conditions, especially in Southeast Asian countries. Iron and/or erythropoieti...
Sanjay Kalra, Ashok Kumar Das, Rakesh Sahay, Manash Baruah et al.
The advent of incretin mimetics such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) has enriched the armamentarium for diabetes management owing to their glycaemic as well as extra-glycaemic benefits. The approval status and availability of this class of drugs vary widely across the globe....
Mohamed Hassanein, Zanariah Hussein, Inass Shaltout, Wan Juani Wan Seman et al.
Objectives The DAR Global survey of Ramadan-fasting during the COVID-19 pandemic aimed to describe the characteristics and care in participants with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with a specific comparison between those <65 years and ≥65 years. Methods Participants were consented to answer a physician-admin...
AbdulHamid Zargar, MirIftikhar Bashir, Faruque Pathan, SyedAbbas Raza et al.
It is obligatory for all adult Muslims to observe fast during the holy month of Ramadan, but sick individuals including those with diabetes mellitus are exempted from the duty of fasting. Specific medical advice must be provided to individual patients concerning the potential risks they must accept ...
Md Faruque Pathan, Rakesh Sahay, AbdulHamid Zarġar, SyedAbbas Raza et al.
A person with diabetes mellitus (DM) has every right to perform the ritual of fasting during Ramadan. In daily practice we come across both type 1 and type 2 DM who wish to fast. This Consensus Statement describes the pre-Ramadan assessment, planning, prescription, management, and monitoring of pati...
ManashP Baruah, Sanjay Kalra, AmbikaGopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, SyedAbbas Raza et al.
Asia is home to four of the world's five largest diabetic populations, two of them being South Asian nations, namely, India and Pakistan. This problem is compounded by a substantial rise in the elderly population in Asian countries. On the other hand, the heterogeneous health condition and multiple ...
Sanjay Kalra, Sujoy Ghosh, AH Aamir, Md. Tofail Ahmed et al.
Diabetes prevalence shows a continuous increasing trend in South Asia. Although well-established treatment modalities exist for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management, they are limited by their side effect profile. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) with their novel insulin-inde...
Sanjay Kalra, Sarita Bajaj, Surendra K. Sharma, Gagan Priya et al.
AIM: To develop an evidence-based expert group opinion on the role of insulin motivation to overcome insulin distress during different stages of insulin therapy and to propose a practitioner's toolkit for insulin motivation in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM). BACKGROUND: Insulin distress, a...
Abha Tewari, Devarsetty Praveen, Pavitra Madhira, Josyula K. Lakshmi et al.
Aim: To refine and contextually adapt a postpartum lifestyle intervention for prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. Materials and Methods: In-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs...
Sanjay Kalra, Ashok Kumar Das, Manash Baruah, A G Unnikrishnan et al.
AIM: To develop an evidence-based expert group opinion on various types of euthymia associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) and its management. BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic syndrome characterized by diverse biomedical and psychosocial features. Emotional health disturbances may lead t...
Sanjay Kalra, A. K. Das, M. P. Baruah, AG Unnikrishnan et al.
AIM: The primary objective of this document is to develop practice-based expert group opinion on certain important but less discussed endocrine and metabolic effects of modern sulfonylureas (SUs) and their usage in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM). BACKGROUND: Modern SUs may be considered a ...
Md Faruque Pathan, Rakesh Sahay, AbdulHamid Zarġar, SyedAbbas Raza et al.
Ramadan is a lunar based month, during which Muslims across the world observe the ritual fast. This provides a challenge not only to the diabetic patient who wishes to observe the fast but also to the health care professional managing his diabetes. The challenge is to use therapies which are effecti...
Sanjay Kalra, AmbikaGopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan, SyedAbbas Raza, Ganpathy Bantwal et al.
As newer methods of management are made available, and accessible, survival rates with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are increasing. This means that chronic, metabolic complications of HIV are becoming more frequent in clinical practice, as acute morbidity is controlled. Management of HIV/acqui...