Patient guides

Short, sourced answers to the questions people bring to the clinic in Lahore — in English and Urdu.

Latest guideInsulin

Storing insulin in Lahore's summer heat

Insulin is a protein, and heat damages it. In a Lahore summer a room without cooling can pass 30°C, so it is worth knowing what the label asks for, and what to do when the power is out.

4 October 20264 min read

Foot care
Looking after your feet with diabetes
Foot ulcers are one of the most serious complications of diabetes, and most can be prevented. This guide follows the 2023 international (IWGDF) guideline, with examples from daily life in Lahore.
4 October 20264 min read
Blood sugar
HbA1c test: normal range and what your number means
HbA1c is the one sugar test that looks back over about three months. Here is how to read the number on your report, what to aim for, and when the result can be wrong.
18 September 20265 min read
Blood sugar
Normal blood sugar levels: what your report means
Fasting, random, after-meal and HbA1c — the numbers doctors use to call sugar normal, borderline or diabetes, and the different targets once you already have diabetes.
15 September 20264 min read
Blood sugar
Low blood sugar: signs, causes and the 15-15 rule
A hypo is a blood sugar below 70 mg/dL. It comes on fast and it is easy to treat if you know how — and everyone who lives with someone on insulin should know how.
15 September 20264 min read
Ramadan
Diabetes and Ramadan: fasting safely
Many people with diabetes can fast, but not everyone — and those who can need a plan made before Ramadan starts, not on the first morning.
15 September 20263 min read
Food
Fruit and diabetes: how much mango, dates and banana?
Fruit isn't forbidden with diabetes. What matters is the size of the portion and eating it whole — which, in mango season, is easier said than done.
15 September 20263 min read