Dr. Geetha Reddy Soodini MD

Diabetic retinopathy is a long-term complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that diabetic retinopathy is responsible for 4 percent of the 45 million cases of blindness throughout the world. It is caused by a damage to the blood vessels of the...

Let us refer to this diet as a healthy diet and not a diabetes diet, as a healthy diet plan is good for anybody. With diabetes, what one needs to be careful about is the amount of carbohydrates in his or her diet. For some, the protein and fat content of the diet also needs to be taken care of....

Even with the wide array of discomforting symptoms of type 2 diabetes, a recent research carried out has shown that there is a significant amount of patients with type 2 diabetes who have openly and discretely expressed dissatisfaction in their sexual performance.Sexual dissatisfaction is widely...

While some people are having a hard time fighting chronic diseases, like diabetes, some are quite successful in keeping the symptoms at bay to have a quality life. One celebrity who had type 1 diabetes is American actress, Mary Tyler Moore.She served as an inspiration to many type 1 diabetes...

Hyperthyroidism refers to the condition when there is an over secretion of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland in the body. The hormones T3 and T4 are way over their normal levels. Often referred to as an overactive thyroid, there are various causes of this disease, but the one that is most...

Type II diabetes is usually diagnosed in adults of middle age, but can also be found in children and is often brought on by obesity. While the pancreas in type II diabetes can sometimes make insulin, it may not make enough or the body will not use what is made efficiently. With diabetes comes a lot...