The Undiagnosed Millions: Why Diabetes May Put the Heart at Risk Before You Know You Have It
Diabetes is often imagined as a disease that announces itself. Excessive thirst. Frequent urination. Unexplained weight loss. Fatigue. A blood test that finally crosses the diagnostic threshold. Type 2 diabetes does not always behave that way. Blood glucose can remain elevated for years without producing symptoms dramatic enough to bring someone to a doctor. During […]
The Thin-Fat Indian Phenotype: Why Slim Doesn’t Always Mean Heart-Healthy
There is a reassuring sentence often heard around weight and health: “But I am not overweight.” The weighing scale may support it. The clothes still fit. The body mass index, or BMI, may even fall within what is generally considered a normal range. Yet the blood tests may tell a different story: rising glucose, high […]
