Endocrinology
Checking your blood sugar at home
A glucometer used thoughtfully tells you more than one used constantly. What matters is when you test and what you do with the number.
14 Sept 20264 min read
Dr. Hammad Aslam
Diabetologist & General Physician · MBBS
MBBS (Diabetologist) · 15 years in practice
Dr. Hammad Aslam specializes in diabetes management and general medicine, combining medical care with personalized diet guidance and emotional support to help patients live healthier, balanced lives.
13 articles in the wiki
Articles by Dr. Hammad Aslam
Endocrinology
Diabetes and Ramadan: fasting safely
Most people with type 2 diabetes can fast safely — but the planning starts six to eight weeks before Ramadan, not the night before.
14 Sept 20265 min read
Endocrinology
Diabetic foot care: protecting your feet
Most diabetes-related amputations begin with an ulcer, and most ulcers begin with an injury the person never felt. Daily checking is the whole intervention.
14 Sept 20264 min read
Endocrinology
Diabetic nerve damage (neuropathy)
Burning, tingling or numb feet that are worse at night are the usual first sign. Good glucose control slows it; several treatments help the pain.
14 Sept 20264 min read
Endocrinology
Eating with diabetes: roti, rice and salan
You do not need to stop eating Pakistani food. You need to change the proportions on the plate and what you put beside the carbohydrate.
14 Sept 20264 min read
Endocrinology
Exercise and diabetes: what actually helps
150 minutes a week, plus resistance work twice weekly. A walk after dinner is the highest-yield habit on the list.
14 Sept 20264 min read
Endocrinology
Prediabetes: the warning you can act on
Prediabetes means blood sugar above normal but below diabetes. Roughly half of people with it can return to normal through weight and activity alone.
14 Sept 20264 min read
Endocrinology
Recognising and treating a hypo
A hypo is a blood glucose below 70 mg/dL. Treat it with fast sugar immediately — the 15-15 rule is the whole method.
14 Sept 20264 min read
General Medicine
The Annual Health Check: What Is Worth Testing
A useful yearly check is six or seven cheap tests, not a fifty-test package. What to ask for at each age, what to skip, and how to read the report.
30 Aug 202610 min read
Endocrinology
Type 2 Diabetes: What It Is and How to Control It
Pakistan has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world. What the numbers mean, which checks you are owed each year, and how to fast safely in Ramadan.
28 Aug 202615 min read
General Medicine
Fever in Adults: What It Means and When to Worry
Most fevers settle within three days. In Pakistan a fever that lasts longer needs testing for dengue, typhoid or malaria — and a few need help the same hour.
27 Aug 20269 min read
General Medicine
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Blood pressure that stays above 140/90 damages the heart, brain and kidneys silently. What the numbers mean, and what actually brings them down.
19 Aug 202612 min read
Endocrinology
Hypothyroidism: An Underactive Thyroid Explained
Tiredness, weight gain and feeling cold are common and rarely the thyroid — but when they are, one daily tablet and one blood test sort it out.
5 Aug 202610 min read
