Dr Smita Ramachandran

Ramadan is the holy month of praying and fasting for Muslims all over the world. However it may become challenging for children with Type 1 Diabetes who are on insulin. These are a few ways to fast and maintain sugars in normal range. Q1) Which are the people who can…

Myth : Once you get thyroid disorder, you have to take medicines lifelong! Fact: It is not always true. Some of the hypothyroidism cases are sometimes reversible like borderline (subclinical) hypothyroid cases. Hypothyroidism which are diagnosed for the first time during critical illness or drug-related hypothyroidism are the cases where…

Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the pancreatic beta cells get destroyed by antibodies and are unable to produce insulin and leads to a deficiency of insulin causing high sugars in Children. Myth : No one in the family has diabetes so how can the child have…

Rickets is a condition of the bone causing it to soften and weaken in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency, low Calcium or Phosphorous. Q1) How does Phosphorous cause Rickets ? A1) Calcium, Phosphorous and Vitamin D are the most important vitamins and minerals needed…