Diet has been recognized as a cornerstone of diabetes management since ancient times.

• If you have diabetes, it is important to interact with your health care team
(Doctor,dietician,physiotherapist,pharmacist,clinic staff etc) on a regular basis.

• Ensure that your treatment plan is producing results. If it is not, ask your health care team to help you change the treatment plan for diabetic control.

• Your family, co-workers and friends can be requested when required.

• Work alongside with your health care team to get the best help to control your diabetes.

• Write down the date and time for your next visit.

• Make a list of questions and concerns you want to talk about at your next visit to your health care team.

• Follow your doctor’s advice on diet and exercise diligently.

• Last but not the least you should be able to get insurance to help you pay for diabetes medication.

A few years ago one frequently heard of patients from the middle east coming to India for quality medical treatment, but of late there seem to be a lot of people from developed countries like the US, UK and Canada coming here.

At first health insurance was thought of as an expense and while that does seem to play a role in driving medical tourism to poorer countries…to my surprise I found out that there are other complex reasons…

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In a country where the demand for health insurance is growing by 25% every year, and where health insurance penetration is less than 0.02% of the GDP, there is no specific expertise for health insurance in the insurance industry, according to a report commissioned by USAID.

The report, which was released on Monday, to study the impact of private life insurance on health coverage in Focus on claims control hurts health insurance

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Financial incentives

While the desire to protect savings by itself is a strong motivator, India may well consider proposing enhanced tax treatment of insurance costs for individuals (some of which exists.) Another path not currently present in India is structuring financing alternatives such as medical savings accounts, which combine higher-deductible insurance coverage with money set aside in tax-favored accounts for future health …

As per a new index brought out by the Asian Development Bank, India is ranked above China and Malaysia in providing social security like health care, education and child welfare to its people.

In a list of 31 Asia-Pacific countries, India ranked at 10th place, above China and Malaysia, but below Uzbekistan, Mongolia, South Korea and Japan, which topped the ADB’s Social Protection Index (SPI).

Apart from China and Malaysia, th…