From the Doctor
Articles on diabetes, obesity, metabolic health, and sleep medicine from Dr. Sai Lakshmikanth Bharathi.
This week at our clinic, we managed a patient with an infected diabetic foot ulcer that required surgical debridement under strict aseptic precautions. The wound had progressed silently for weeks before the patient…
A few days ago, a 33-year-old woman with diabetes walked into my clinic — not because of a complication, not for a routine follow-up, but because she wants to have a baby. She came before conceiving, not after…
This is one of the most common things we hear at C-MEDIS from our diabetic patients. And it's understandable — when you feel well, a follow-up visit can feel like an unnecessary interruption to a busy life. But…
Most people think snoring is just a nuisance for the person sleeping next to them. But when snoring is caused by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) — a condition where your throat repeatedly narrows or blocks while you…
A few weeks ago, a young woman in her late twenties walked into my clinic with pain and stiffness in multiple joints — hands, wrists, knees — worse in the mornings, lasting over an hour before she could move freely.…
A pattern from my own practice managing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) has made me a firm believer in continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy — here's the clinical reasoning, the evidence, and where it's still an evolving field.
A 58-year-old woman came to us with type 2 diabetes, severe insulin resistance, and sugars that wouldn't budge on a four-drug regimen. Here's what changed when we treated insulin resistance, weight, and blood pressure as one connected problem.
