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Why do most diabetics worry about the morning fasting blood sugar being high?-Written by Dr. Harold Gunatillake FRCS, MBBS, AM (Sing), FICS (US) FIACS (US) Fasting blood sugar is a test done on your early morning wake up time check, or when you visit the collecting centres to give blood for biochemical screening, fasting for 12 hours. Fasting blood sugar is more diagnostic to check whether you have excess blood sugar. That would be the routine test your doctor will request on your annual blood check, sometimes with the HbA1C test If it is on the high side your doctor refers you for a random plasma glucose test or oral glucose tolerance test. The oral glucose tolerance test is the gold standard for diagnosing type 2 diabetes. If your fasting level is higher than 126 mg/L (7 mmol/L) you have diabetes. So, lets go back to the fasting blood sugar ...

Feb 16, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Dr. Harold Gunatillake, fasting blood sugar

Health & Views January 2nd issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Download the PDF file . ...

Feb 12, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Covid 19, Dr. Harold Gunatillake

Cholesterol from Egg Consumption Associated With Early Death-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Cholesterol from egg consumption may increase the risk of death from heart disease, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine. Researchers tracked dietary cholesterol and consumption of egg whites, whole eggs, and egg substitutes for more than 500,000 participants and monitored heart diseaserelated deaths. The addition of half an egg per day was associated with more deaths from heart disease, cancer, and all causes. For every 300 milligrams of dietary cholesterol consumed per day, mortality risk increased by up to 24%. The authors attribute the increased risk to higher cholesterol levels from egg consumption and recommend replacing eggs with other protein sources such as nuts or legumes to improve heart health. Reference Zhuang P, Wu F, Mao L, et al. Egg and cholesterol consumption and mortality from cardiovascular and different causes in the United States: A population-based ...

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Build-up a strong immune system for the coronavirus vaccines to reveal their efficacy-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: “Your immune system is an intricate devise, including white blood cells (lymphocytes), antibodies, complex proteins, networks, and organs. Some cellular parts of the system act as barriers, preventing viruses and bacteria entering and destroying the organs, while others hunt and remove invaders from your body”. Let us talk about this magic devise we possess to maintain a healthy lifestyle. These days we read a lot about the variations of coronavirus vaccines available for inoculation against the COViD-19, the side effects their efficacies and so on, but little information on emphasis in boosting your innate immune system to produce strong antibodies to combat with the virus. ...

Feb 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Covid 19, Dr. Harold Gunatillake

Health & Views January 1st issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Download the PDF file . Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In otherwords, eLanka In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website / ...

Feb 5, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged the COVID-19

Improving your metabolism for overall health-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Metabolism is the result of chemical processes that occur in your body to create energy to maintain life, health and wellbeing. It participates in cell growth, maintenance of cell activities and can be compared to a motor engine that keeps working to provide the motion and other activities that assist in the process. Boosting your energy levels is one way of slimming through the processes of burning calories. Some people inherit speedy metabolism and they are referred to as the ‘High metabolic types. Men tends to burn more calories at rest than women. This rate of burning calories at rest is referred to as the, ’Basic Metabolic Rate’ (BMR). It is defined as the rate of energy expenditure per unit time at rest. To lose weight you need to reduce your calorie intake below your total daily calorie requirement indicated ...

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New Corona Variant seems to be a dangerous new mutant.- By Dr Harold Gunatillake Website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: What is Variant Covid19? When the SARS-CoV mutates, or produce copies, the resulting mutations are known as variants. In early January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that dozens of people within the U.S. had become infected with a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which originally emerged in the United Kingdom. It’s one of a handful of virus variants that have emerged worldwide in recent months. You may wonder how this news may impact your health and safety. Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser in UK, described the data so far as “not yet strong”. He said: “I want to stress that there’s a lot of uncertainty around these numbers and we need more work to get a precise handle on it, but it obviously is a concern ...

Jan 29, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged covid19

Health & Views January 3rd issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Download the PDF file . Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In otherwords, eLanka In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website ...

Jan 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Covid 19, Dr. Harold Gunatillake

Will Vaccination hesitancy be a barrier to full population inoculation against COVID-19-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Global number of COVID-19 cases is currently at over 95 million, and it can be difficult to remain optimistic that we will see the end of the pandemic anytime soon. Will the growing hesitancy among people for the vaccines worsen the situation of the ongoing pandemic? People are in a quandary asking the question, if I want to be inoculated which vaccine is safe and immunity lasting? Furthermore, can currently authorized vaccines protect against newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants? We need to talk about the variants on another day. ...

Jan 25, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Covid 19, Dr. Harold Gunatillake

If you have diabetes type 2, should know?- by Dr Harold Gunatillake There is more than one way you could bring down blood sugar level to normal range (fasting 90-110 mg), if you have diabetes. Early stages, your doctor will refer you to a dietician for advice on dietetic management. This early stage (pre-diabetic phase) diet and exercise alone will help to control the disease and possibly even reverse. Being having a genetic factor for diabetes or family history, you may need to continue both exercise and strict low GI foods discipline long term. When you are a full blown diabetic due to neglect during the early phase, your doctor will put you on medication to bring down your blood sugar level with food restrictions. Medication alone can control the blood sugar level but may not be able to reverse the diabetic situation unless the insulin resistance is reduced. ...

Jan 19, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged diabetes, Harold Gunatillake