The Department of Endocrinology, 
Autonomic Hygiene and Diabetes.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital & BRIDE, Karnal, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India. )and The implementation science lab, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 73 · Issue 2 · pp. 424-425
PMID 36800744 DOI 10.47391/jpma.10-23
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Saurabh Arora, Nitin Kapoor. Autonomic Hygiene and Diabetes. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2023;73(2):424-425. doi:10.47391/jpma.10-23
Abstract
Autonomic hygiene is referred to as conditions and practices that help to maintain normal autonomic nervous system health, and prevent the development and spread of autonomic neuropathy and its complications. In this article the authors describe the importance of autonomic hygiene in patients with diabetes. Different methods of practicing autonomic hygiene at the individual, familial and societal level have been described. Its role in preventing and worsening of autonomic neuropathy has been highlighted.
Keywords
- Refractory obesity
- resistant obesity
- person centered obesity care
- obesity management
- pseudo resistance
