Diabetes – T is for Tablets
In writing this series of articles about Diabetes, I must admit that the condition we refer to as Diabetes is more complex than just a situation of inadequate insulin production … Continue reading
Diabetes – E is for Exercise
The letters of the word DIABETIC, as I have been writing in my last few posts, provide a useful aide-memoire for someone having Diabetes to remember the most important things … Continue reading
Diabetes – B is for Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure
While D stands for Discipline, I for Information and A for Attitude, the fourth letter ‘B’ of the word DIABETIC stands for the most important things a Diabetic needs to … Continue reading
Diabetes – A is for Attitude
The letter ‘A’, the third letter of the word DIABETIC, stands for Attitude – because one of the most important factors in effectively managing this disease called Diabetes is the … Continue reading
Diabetes – I is for Intelligence
The Oxford English Dictionary gives several meanings of the word Intelligence. One definition is ‘the faculty of understanding’ while another is ‘knowledge communicated by or obtained from another’. In military … Continue reading
How to Manage Diabetes: D is for Dietary Discipline
Having realised that there are many readers of my webpage who are Diabetic, I thought I should publish a few articles on this important topic, because in my practice as … Continue reading
Why Take Care of Your Health?
As a doctor, I spend a lot of time at consultations advising patients about ways of maintaining good health and living long and healthy lives. While I am sure that … Continue reading
The Richest Man in Babylon
One of the most interesting – and useful – books that I have read was a small paperback less than 150 pages long entitled ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’. Written … Continue reading
Book Review: Battle Scars by Matt Carr
Twelve years ago Major Matt Carr, then a 25-year-old Army officer, was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer. What followed were situations this young man who had no previous medical history … Continue reading
Remembering Lakshman Kadirgamar
I had the opportunity recently of browsing through a book entitled Democracy, Sovereignty and Terror: Lakshman Kadirgamar on the Foundations of International Order. Edited by Sir Adam Roberts — … Continue reading
Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician 
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