Training and experienceāĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
Dr. Aminul completed a five-year residency in Endocrinology and Metabolism at BIRDEM, the worldâs largest diabetes and endocrinology hospital, then earned his MD (2023) and the MRCP-SCE in Endocrinology & Diabetes from the Royal College of Physicians, UK. His MBBS is from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College (2013). He combines clinical practice with teaching and research, with eight original research articles and two case reports published in peer-reviewed journals.āĻĄāĻž. āĻāĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻĄā§āĻŽā§ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻšāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ āĻ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ) āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āϰā§āϏāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āϏāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š āϏāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻĄāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻāϞā§āĻ āĻ āĻĢ āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϏ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ⧠MRCP-SCE āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻāϏ āϏāĻŋāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϏāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻāϞā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ (⧍ā§Ļā§§ā§Š)āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāϤāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ; āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄ āĻāĻžāϰā§āύāĻžāϞ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϏ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Member, Bangladesh Endocrine Society ¡ Member, Association of Clinical Endocrinologist & Diabetologist, Bangladesh (ACEDB)āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύ āϏā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ ¡ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝ, āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻļāύ āĻ āĻĢ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϏā§āĻ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϏā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ (ACEDB)
- Consultant EndocrinologistāĻāύāϏāĻžāϞāĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϏā§āĻ Âˇ Omnicare Diagnostic Limited2025 â Present⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ģ â āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ
- Consultant EndocrinologistāĻāύāϏāĻžāϞāĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϏā§āĻ Âˇ NAPD, Dhaka2024 â Present⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ē â āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ
- Medical OfficerāĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻ āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻžāϰ ¡ Government of Bangladesh2017 â Present⧍ā§Ļā§§ā§ â āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ
- Resident, Endocrinology & Metabolismāϰā§āϏāĻŋāĻĄā§āύā§āĻ, āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŽ ¡ BIRDEM2016 â 2023⧍ā§Ļā§§ā§Ŧ â ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š
Areas of ExpertiseāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ
DiabetesāĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ
Type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes, and complications.āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ ā§§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒ ā§¨, āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāϤāĻžāĨ¤
ThyroidāĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ
Under- and overactive thyroid, nodules, thyroid in pregnancy.āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻĄāĻŋāĻāϞ, āĻāϰā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄāĨ¤
PCOS & reproductiveāĻĒāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϏ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύāύ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύ
Irregular cycles, PCOS, and hormone-related fertility issues.āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ, āĻĒāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϏ āĻ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύāĻāύāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤
Bone & calciumāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ
Osteoporosis, vitamin D, calcium, and parathyroid disorders.āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĒāϰā§āϏāĻŋāϏ, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĄāĻŋ, āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
Adrenal & pituitaryāĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ
Cushingâs, adrenal insufficiency, and pituitary disease.āĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāϏ, āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϰā§āĻāĨ¤
Growth & pubertyāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāϏāύā§āϧāĻŋ
Growth, puberty, and sexual dysfunction.āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ, āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāϏāύā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ āϝā§āύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
Obesity & metabolicāϏā§āĻĨā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ
Weight management, metabolic syndrome, electrolyte disorders.āĻāĻāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ, āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāύāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻŽ āĻ āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
Why patients trust Dr. AminulāĻā§āύ āϰā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻĄāĻž. āĻāĻŽāĻŋāύā§āϞāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰā§āύ
Updated and evidence-based treatment, backed by years of experienceāĻšāĻžāϞāύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻĻ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž, āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύā§
Ample time for each patient for better careāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ
Available in Dhaka, Chattogram and OnlineāĻĸāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ āĻ āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Accessible 24/7 through WhatsApp for emergencyāĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ⧠āĻšā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāϏāĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§ āϏāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻŋāĻ (⧍ā§Ē/ā§) āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ
PublicationsāĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāύāĻž
10 peer-reviewed publications: 8 original articles and 2 case reports.ā§§ā§ĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ-āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāύāĻž: ā§ŽāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ ā§¨āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϏ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻāĨ¤
- Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžMaternal and neonatal outcomes associated with hypothyroidism during pregnancy in a hospital based study in Bangladesh.Islam MS, Abedin N, Ullah MS, Hassan K, Mohiuddin Bhuiyan AKM, et al. (incl. Islam MA)
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab J. 2026;10(2):1â10. ¡ View articleāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻĻā§āĻā§āύ - Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžAssociation of hypoglycemia and acute myocardial infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh.Tabassum M, Tabassum M, Islam MA, Dutta M, Rahman M, Ghosh P, et al.
Bangladesh J Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Sep;4(3):157-63. - Case reportāĻā§āϏ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻBarraquerâSimons syndrome: a case report.Dutta M, Siddika MA, Islam MA, Banu H.
BSMMU J. 2025 Apr;18(2):e78654. - Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžFrequency of insulin omission and its associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on insulin therapy.Islam MA, Dutta M, Tabassum M, Ashrafuzzaman SM.
Bangladesh J Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan;4(1):46-50. - Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžBarriers of achieving and maintaining glycemic target among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on insulin therapy.Islam MA, Dutta M, Tabassum M, Islam MS, Rezwana I, Sumyia U, et al.
BIRDEM Med J. 2025 Jan;15(1):34-8. - Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžComparison of American Thyroid Association and conventional criteria in diagnosing hypothyroidism among pregnant ladies attending a tertiary care hospital.Dutta M, Islam MA, Tabassum M, Islam MS, Rezwana I, Sumyia U, et al.
Bangladesh J Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Sep;3(3):93-6. - Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžAssociations and autoimmunity in hypothyroidism among pregnant ladies attending a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh.Dutta M, Islam MA, Afsana F, Amin MF, Pathan MF.
BIRDEM Med J. 2024 May;14(2):87-92. - Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžProportion of newly detected hypothyroidism among diabetic and nondiabetic pregnant ladies and correlation of different parameters with thyroid stimulatory hormone in pregnancy attending a tertiary care hospital.Dutta M, Islam MA, Tabassum M, Islam MS, Rezwana I, Sumyia U, et al.
Bangladesh J Endocrinol Metab. 2024 May;3(2):55-60. - Case reportāĻā§āϏ āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻA case of premature aging with recurrent pancreatitis and lipodystrophy.Dutta M, Tabassum M, Islam MA, Hossain KN, Afsana F, Amin MF, et al.
BIRDEM Med J. 2023 Jan;13(1):56-9. - Original articleāĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻžCharacteristics of suspected COVID-19 patients admitted with non-COVID illness in department of Endocrinology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka.Afsana F, Parvez AA, Nahar J, Islam MA, Hossain KN, Rouf RSB, Shefin SM, Amin MF, Ashrafuzzaman S, Pathan MF.
BIRDEM Med J. 2020;10(COVID Suppl):29-32. ¡ View articleāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻĻā§āĻā§āύ
Conference presentationāĻāύāĻĢāĻžāϰā§āύā§āϏ⧠āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž
Presenting âDiabetes Distress in Young People with Diabetesâ at the 8th International Endocrine Conference 2025 and the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Bangladesh Endocrine Society (BES).āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύ āϏā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϰ (BES) ā§ŽāĻŽ āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāύā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāύ āĻāύāĻĢāĻžāϰā§āύā§āϏ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ģ āĻ ā§§ā§ŠāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āώāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ âDiabetes Distress in Young People with Diabetesâ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāĨ¤
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âDr. Aminul Islam is a highly recommended Endocrinologist! He gives ample time to his patients, listens patiently, and explains everything clearly. Best of all, he avoids unnecessary tests and medications. A truly dedicated and care-driven doctorâ
Rabiul I. ¡ Google reviewâA truly caring, highly knowledgeable and passionate young energetic doctor. The best thing of Aminul is he gives ample time and listens to the patient carefully which helps him to go deeper and diagnose core problem. And most importantly, top notch professional ethics regarding giving tests and medicines worth mentioning. All these make him an ethical practioner not commercial.â
Habibul M. ¡ Google reviewâHe is best at his professions. Me with my whole family take his advice for almost 5-6 years. He listens his patients throughly, give enough time so that you have a feeling to come to the right person. In future, he will be one of the best doctors in our country..in my eyes he is already a proven one..I wish him all the success. May Allah protect him from evil eyes..â
Tauhidul I. ¡ Google reviewâI Highly recommend Dr. MD Aminul Islam at Omni Care Diagnostics. A young, knowledgeable and dedicated doctor with excellent patient care. My whole family are taking his advice for more than 10 years. What stands out is his calm nature, good behaviour, patience and ability to genuinely understand the overall conditions. He listens carefully and explains things clearly, making patients feel comfortable and confident. A great combination of medical expertise and empathy. Highly recommended!â
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𩸠Understanding diabetesāĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āύ
What it isāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§: Diabetes means your blood sugar stays too high because the body makes too little insulin or cannot use it well.āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻļāϰā§āϰ⧠āĻāύāϏā§āϞāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŽ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻāύāϏā§āϞāĻŋāύ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž, āĻĢāϞ⧠āϰāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻļāϰā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Common signsāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ: Frequent urination, extreme thirst, tiredness, weight loss, blurred vision, and slow-healing wounds. Many people have no symptoms, so testing matters.āĻāύ āĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ, āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϤā§āώā§āĻŖāĻž, āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒāϏāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĨ¤ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
What helpsāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: Healthy meals, daily activity, regular medicines, and blood sugar checks. Get your eyes, kidneys, and feet checked every year. Never stop insulin or medicines without advice.āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāώā§āϧ āĻ āϰāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻļāϰā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āĻ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāύāϏā§āϞāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāώā§āϧ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
đĻ Understanding thyroid problemsāĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύā§āύ
What it isāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§: The thyroid is a small gland in the neck that controls your bodyâs energy. It can work too slowly (hypothyroidism) or too fast (hyperthyroidism).āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻāϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻŋ, āϝāĻž āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠(āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŽ) āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠(āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŽ)āĨ¤
Common signsāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ: Too slow: tiredness, weight gain, feeling cold, dry skin, constipation. Too fast: palpitations, weight loss, sweating, tremor, feeling hot.āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϞā§: āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻļā§āώā§āĻ āϤā§āĻŦāĻ, āĻā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋāύā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϞā§: āĻŦā§āĻ āϧāĻĄāĻŧāĻĢāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽ, āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻž, āĻāϰāĻŽ āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
What helpsāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: A simple blood test (TSH) can check it, and most thyroid problems are well controlled with regular treatment. If you are pregnant, get tested early.āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ (TSH) āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻšāϞ⧠āĻļā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāύāĨ¤
đ¸ PCOS and irregular periodsāĻĒāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϏ āĻ āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ
What it isāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§: PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) is a common hormonal condition in women. Hormones are out of balance, and the ovaries may not release eggs regularly.āĻĒāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϏ (āĻĒāϞāĻŋāϏāĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāύāĻĄā§āϰā§āĻŽ) āύāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύāĻāύāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āύāώā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Common signsāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ: Irregular or missed periods, acne, extra facial or body hair, thinning hair, weight gain, and difficulty getting pregnant.āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ, āĻŦā§āϰāĻŖ, āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāϰā§āϰ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϞā§āĻŽ, āĻā§āϞ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĨ¤
What helpsāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: Healthy eating, regular exercise, and even modest weight loss can help a lot. Medicines and fertility care are available. See a doctor if your periods stay irregular for several months.āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāώā§āϧ āĻ āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻžāύāĨ¤
đĻ´ Bone health and osteoporosisāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻ āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĒāϰā§āϏāĻŋāϏ
What it isāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§: Osteoporosis makes bones thin and weak, so they can break easily, even after a minor fall. Vitamin D and calcium help keep bones strong.āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻĒāϰā§āϏāĻŋāϏ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻĢāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĄāĻŋ āĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāĻāĻŦā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Common signsāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ: Often none until a bone breaks. Back pain, loss of height, or a stooped posture can be clues. The risk rises after menopause and with age.āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āύ⧠āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āύā§āĻĒāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
What helpsāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: Eat calcium-rich foods, get safe sunlight, stay active, and avoid smoking. A bone density test (DEXA) and vitamin D test can guide treatment. Take supplements only as advised.āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύ, āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϰā§āĻĻ āĻĒā§āĻšāĻžāύ, āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž (DEXA) āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĄāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
⥠Adrenal and pituitary problemsāĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž
What it isāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§: The adrenal glands (above the kidneys) and the pituitary gland (in the brain) make hormones that control stress response, blood pressure, growth, and other glands.āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻŋ (āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰā§) āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻŋ (āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻā§) āĻāĻŽāύ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§, āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāύā§, āϰāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Common signsāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ: These depend on the problem: unusual weight gain, easy bruising, high blood pressure, extreme tiredness, dizziness, headaches, vision changes, or irregular periods.āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞāĻļāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻĒ, āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
What helpsāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: These conditions need proper blood tests and sometimes scans. Most can be treated well once diagnosed. See a specialist if these symptoms last without a clear cause.āĻāϏāĻŦ āϰā§āĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāύ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āϰā§āĻ āϧāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻžāύāĨ¤
đ Growth and puberty in childrenāĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāϏāύā§āϧāĻŋ
What it isāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§: Hormones guide how children grow and when puberty starts. Growth or puberty that is much slower or faster than in other children of the same age may need checking.āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāϏāύā§āϧāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āϏāĻŽāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāϏāύā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āĻ āϧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Common signsāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ: A child much shorter than classmates, growing less than expected each year, or showing puberty signs very early or not at the expected age.āϏāĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ āϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧠āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāϏāύā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āύāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
What helpsāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: Measure height and weight regularly. A doctor can assess with an examination, a growth chart, and simple tests. Early checking gives the best results. Adults with sexual difficulties can also be assessed for hormone causes, which are often treatable.āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž, āĻā§āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϝā§āύ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύāĻāύāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĨ¤
âī¸ Obesity and metabolic healthāϏā§āĻĨā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ
What it isāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§: Obesity means excess body fat that affects health. It raises the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and heart disease.āϏā§āĻĨā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻļāϰā§āϰ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻž, āϝāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāϤ⧠āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ, āĻāĻā§āĻ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰāϞ, āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻšā§āĻĻāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Common signsāϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ: Extra weight around the waist, snoring or breathlessness, tiredness, and raised blood sugar, blood pressure, or cholesterol found on tests.āĻā§āĻŽāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻ, āύāĻžāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻāώā§āĻ, āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻļāϰā§āĻāϰāĻž, āϰāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰāϞ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
What helpsāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: Small steady steps work best: balanced meals, smaller portions, daily walking, and good sleep. Losing even 5-10% of body weight brings real benefits. Medicines can help some people, so ask your doctor.āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ: āϏā§āώāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ, āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĨ¤ āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāύā§āϰ ā§Ģ-ā§§ā§Ļ% āĻāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāώā§āϧ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āύāĨ¤
Quick answersāĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
What is HbA1c, and why does it matter?HbA1c āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ?
HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar over about three months. It shows how well diabetes is controlled. Your target should be set with your doctor.HbA1c āĻāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϰāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻļāϰā§āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϏ āĻāϤāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖā§ āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Signs of a thyroid problemāĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ
An underactive thyroid can cause tiredness, weight gain, and feeling cold. An overactive one can cause palpitations, weight loss, and tremor. A simple blood test can check.āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āϞāĻžāĻāĻž āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻ āϧāĻĄāĻŧāĻĢāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Irregular periods and PCOSāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϏ
PCOS is a common hormonal condition causing irregular cycles, acne, and excess hair. Treatment is tailored to you: lifestyle, medication, or fertility support.āĻĒāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϏ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϰāĻŽā§āύāĻāύāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž, āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϞā§āĻŽ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: āĻā§āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ, āĻāώā§āϧ āĻŦāĻž āϏāύā§āϤāĻžāύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāĨ¤
Why vitamin D and calcium matterāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĄāĻŋ āĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āύ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ
They keep bones strong. Low levels are common and treatable, but supplements should be taken only after proper testing and advice.āĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽāĻāĻŦā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϝ, āϤāĻŦā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Watch and learnāĻĻā§āĻā§āύ āĻ āĻāĻžāύā§āύ
PCOS (PMOS): what you should knowāĻĒāĻŋāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāϏ (āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŽāĻāĻāϏ): āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ
When to take thyroid medicine (levothyroxine)āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻāώā§āϧ (āϞā§āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāϰāĻā§āϏāĻŋāύ) āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āύ
Weight managementāĻāĻāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ
For education only. This does not replace personal medical advice.āĻļā§āϧā§āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤