Diagnostics & Pathology Laboratory - HOD

Nowadays, health concerns are not limited to older people. Following a sedentary lifestyle, poor sleep, irregular eating habits, stressful work routine, and less physical activity can affect anyone's overall wellness. Along with that with the rise of environmental factors such as pollution, increased working hours, and more further increases the reason why basic health checkup tests have become an important part when it comes to preventive healthcare.  A basic health checkup assess your body's health and identify the underlying the health concerns before symptoms start to affect you. So, before we move forward, let us understand about this test in detail and what it checks.  What do Basic health checkup package include?  These tests include various routine medical evaluations that are performed to examine your general health condition and identify the changes in the early stage, such as:  Blood glucose level  Lipid profile  Complete blood count test  ...

Diabetes is a growing and serious health concern around the world, impacting individuals of all age groups. Even when it comes to managing this chronic condition, it doesn't just require frequent check-ups; you may also need a complete understanding of long-term glucose levels in your blood, and that is when your doctor may suggest an HbA1c test . What is an HbA1c, or haemoglobin A1C test? It is a blood test that examines the average blood glucose levels (blood sugar) of over the past 90 days. It also gives a bigger picture of how well increased glucose levels can be managed, focusing on long-term management. Basically, glucose is a type of sugar that is obtained from the food you eat.  Your cells use this glucose for energy, and a hormone called insulin helps the glucose to easily get inside of your cells. If your blood sugar level is high, or diabetes has been detected, your body fails to produce enough insulin, or your cells do not use it appropriately. As a result, glucose fail...

Can you really understand your health status from your glucose levels? A fasting glucose test is a simple test often suggested by doctors to measure the amount of glucose in your blood. It helps identify diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes at an early stage. Based on the results, your healthcare provider may decide whether further evaluation or timely management is needed or not. Because increased levels can result in chronic health conditions, it is better to explain the test and why it is done. What is fasting blood sugar? Your fasting blood sugar levels are calculated based on the amount of sugar in your blood after you have been fasting for at least 8 hours. As per healthcare professionals, the normal range is less than 100 mg/dL. If the levels are between 100 and 125 mg/dL, the condition is called prediabetes, and if it is greater than 125 mg/dL, it is marked as diabetes. How does blood glucose affect your body? It is the primary source of energy for your body's ce...