
5 reasons you are not achieving your HBA1C goal
HBA1C is a blood test that looks at your diabetes control over a period of 3 months. You must be wondering why despite taking your...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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Is Diabetes Ruining My Marriage? Part 2
Dear all, In our last post we discussed on the effects of recurrent fungal infection in women causing marital issues. Today I will touch...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Jul 7, 20212 min read
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Is Diabetes Ruining my Marriage? Part 1
Dear all I hope you have all been well. I met quite an interesting profile of patients the last few weeks and one constant issue among...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Jun 9, 20212 min read
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What is hyperglycaemia & how do I treat it?
Dear all, We hear a lot of this word hyperglycaemia in Diabetes and today we shall cover quick ways to help pick out hyperglycaemia and...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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How to best check for your blood glucose
Hello everyone, I get asked a lot of questions about how to best check for blood glucose. What we do at Diabetes Management Centre is...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Feb 13, 20212 min read
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What word will you pick?
Hello everyone, I hope you all have had a good start to the year. Most of us begin a new year with setting resolutions which honestly, we...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Jan 31, 20212 min read
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6 tips to mindful eating
Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a good 2021 so far. With all that is happening around us I believe it is very important to...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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How can sleep affect your Diabetes Management
Dear all, Sleep is a natural phenomenon yet so many people have so many challenges with it. Its really not about how many hours of sleep...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Sep 9, 20201 min read
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Corona Virus Pandemic & Diabetes
Dear all, I hope this finds you in good health, as you have all heard, Corona Virus also known as COVID-19 flu virus has been declared by...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Mar 13, 20202 min read
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5 Easy Steps To Keep Moving!
Dear all, It’s a new year and with each new year, we all know what some of our common resolutions are: eat healthy and exercise. Its safe...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Mar 5, 20202 min read
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The Best Diabetes Shoe!
Hello Everyone, We recently got an email asking what the best Diabetic shoe was and decided this would be a good time to go into the...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Oct 17, 20192 min read
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Can Diabetes Cause Hair Loss?
Dear readers, I hope this find you well. Hair ( on your head) is a defining factor on someone. It is so for both sexes, male and female....
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Jul 23, 20192 min read
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HITTING HARD AT THE BEGINNING!
Dear all, It has been a while since I wrote anything on this platform. My apologies. Moving forward, I would like to talk about the key...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Apr 17, 20182 min read
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Tis The Holidays!
Dear all, I hope this finds you in good health and spirits. The holidays are finally here and everyone is busy rushing to finish last...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Dec 12, 20172 min read
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Diabetes Education!
I hope everyone is doing great and managing their blood sugars well. I am always informing patients with everything I can to make their...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Nov 20, 20171 min read
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Gestational Diabetes: are we really in the know?
Dear all, As always, I hope this finds you well. The upcoming world diabetes day on 14th of November is surrounding the theme on women...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Oct 2, 20172 min read
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Artificial sweeteners; do we really need them?
Dear all, I hope this finds you well. There’s a whole new craze nowadays about artificial sweeteners. If you are on a weight loss...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Sep 4, 20172 min read
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Questions to your doctor
Dear all, Most times, patients enter a doctors’ office and they have no idea what to expect or what their doctor should be able to...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Aug 19, 20172 min read
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Glycaemic Load vs Glycaemic Index.
Dear all, I hope everyone is safe and sound. We are glad to be back after a week off and wanted to discuss about this confusing topic of...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Aug 15, 20172 min read
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DOUBLE D'S
Dear all, I would like to touch on a sensitive issue in our society and no its not the Double D’s you’re thinking about. These here are...
Dr. Salwa Shahbal
Jul 31, 20172 min read
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