Rajeev Chawla

TL;DR: It is imperative to understand whether microvascular complications distinctly precede macrov vascular complications or do both of them progress simultaneously as a continuum to allow re-focusing on the clinical issues with a unifying perspective which can improve type 2 diabetes mellitus outcomes.

TL;DR: The present paper presents a meta-analysis of 148 cases of type 2 diabetes patients treated at the UCMS-GTB Hospital in Ahmedabad over a 12-month period from May 2013 to March 2014 that showed clear trends in disease progression and in particular in cases of high blood pressure and insulin resistance.

TL;DR: The fourth edition of the Indian Guidelines on Hypertension (IGH-IV) is presented, incorporating recent changes in the diagnosis and management of hypertension, including change in definition of hypertension by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), changes in target BP and new epidemiological data on hypertension and hypertension mediated organ damage (HMOD).

TL;DR: Patients should be asked about CAM use during patient assessment, guidelines in place based on clinical trial outcomes, and stricter regulations need to be enforced on CAM practices to ensure their safety and effectiveness.

TL;DR: In the RSSDI-ESI Consensus Group, Dr Sanjay Bhadada’s name was inadvertently missed out as one of the members under the category “Diabetes and CVD”.