1. When was it diagnosed?
→ Duration tells you the risk of complications.
2. How was it found?
→ Routine test? Thirst + weight loss? DKA/HHS?
This tells you how aggressive it was at the start.
3. What treatment did you start with?
→ Diet only, tablets, or insulin?
This tells you how severe it was initially.
4. What are you taking NOW?
→ Name, dose, timing. For insulin: type + units.
Write it down exactly.
5. Are you taking it regularly?
→ Missed doses? Side effects? Can you afford it?
Compliance is where most patients struggle.
I made a template for taking diabetes history in my first year of residency. Since then, I’ve used the same one and I’ve never missed a finding in a diabetic patient.
Sharing it for my juniors.
How to take a proper DIABETES HISTORY in 10 questions:
Long duties, sleepless nights, endless responsibility... but salaries that barely cover basic living expenses. Doctors deserve dignity, not survival wages. #PayRaiseForDoctors
We export our best medical talent to the UK, US, and Gulf because we refuse to give them a dignified wage at home. Stop exploiting our doctors before our healthcare system completely collapses.
#PayRaiseForDoctors
ینگ ڈاکٹرز میڈیکل سٹوڈنٹس سے لیکر ہاوس آفیسرز تک ،اور ٹرینی میڈیکل آفیسرز سے پروفیسرز تک تمام لوگوں کو درخواست کرتی ہے ،کہ اس جدوجہد میں ینگ ڈاکٹرز کا ساتھ دو ۔
کیوں کہ اس ملک میں مزاحمت کے بغیر کوئی کام نہیں ہوتا ۔
عید کے بعد ہیلتھ ڈیپارٹمنٹ کا گھیراو
#PayRaiseForDoctors
@Adilwazir12 They work 36+ hour shifts, skip meals, and save lives yet Pakistan’s doctors are underpaid, overworked, and exhausted. Dedication shouldn't mean exploitation. We demand a 50% salary raise & proper allowances now! 🩺✊
#PayRaiseForDoctors#YoungDoctors#HealthSectorPK
Pakistan already has fewer doctors for its population
Pakistan: ~1.1 physicians per 1,000 people
UK:~3.3 physicians per 1,000 people
Australia: ~4.0 physicians per 1,000 people
Fewer doctors → longer waits → overworked wards
#PayRaiseForDoctors@OfficialYDAPak@YdaBalochistan
P stands for Paid Better.
P for Pay Raise, because excellence isn’t free.
P is for Pay Raise and professional growth.
And p for peace p for Pakistan 😐
#PayRaiseForDoctors#Doctors
A doctor making life-saving decisions after 30+ hours without sleep should not also be worrying about financial survival. Burnout in healthcare is not just dangerous for doctors — it is dangerous for patients too. #HealthcareCrisis#DoctorsMatter#PayRaiseForDoctors