Hyderabad, Sep 5 (FN Agency) Eminent Gynecologist and KIMS Cuddles Clinical Director Dr K Shilpi Reddy said that nearly 75 percent of today’s pregnant women have diabetes. It may be shocking to note that in India eating disorders, huge stress, vitamin deficiencies and disturbing sleep patterns are leading to metabolic problems like diabetes, Dr Shilpi said in a release here on Monday. Maintaining a nutrition-rich diet during pregnancy and for women with Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD), including adolescent girls, is the most potent precautionary measure to decrease instances of diabetes, she said. PCOD needs to be addressed at the very basic level as a means to control it from aggravation, the Eminent gynecologist said.On an average, we treat thousands of patients every month and a majority of them are pregnant women, Dr Shilpi said over the years, she realized that although she could counsel her patients on the dos and don’ts during pregnancy, there was a need to spread the message to all women and not just her patients.
According to r B. Bhaskar Rao, Managing Director, KIMS Hospitals, “the educational content in the books will help women understand what is right during pregnancy and how one could effectively deal with PCOD problems. Realising the subject depth and their potentialities, KIMS Cuddles has embarked on a new initiative-launching books that serve as ready-reckoners. We take delight in launching the two highly resourceful books — Pregnancy Nutrition and Freedom from PCOD. They have been co-authored by Dr Shilpi Reddy and our chief Clinical Dietician Ms S L Priyadarshini Kadiyala.” Dr. Shilpi that many Indian pregnant women overlook the compelling need to have a specific diet and a pro-active lifestyle. Our elders used to consume home food and led a lifestyle that had many physical activities as part of their everyday chores. Today women depend on food Apps. There is no physical activity whatsoever with microwaves and other such gadgets in the kitchen. “A most worrisome development is that in the absence of physical activity obesity cases are mounting among the younger generations, ” she said.
The gynecologist also explained that “A major fall-out of this lifestyle is that more and more pregnant women are now prone to diabetes and nearly 60-75 percent of pregnant women who come to me are diabetic.Adopting the right way to eat and the right way to live can reduce the risk of diabetes to significant levels if not totally conquer them, she said. The equally spine-chilling reality about PCOD has been addressed in the second book. Educational compulsions and peer competition has reduced most children to bookworms. There is hardly any outdoor activity for them, which is leading to a rise in PCOD cases, Dr Shilpi said. She advised women to revive home cooking and bring in changes in lifestyle patterns. Having started her professional journey 20 years back with an outright focus on normal deliveries, she said she still swears by it. Mrs. Mom, which she conceptualised 5 years ago to promote and educate women about normal deliveries, enjoys huge popularity today. The two books were launched by former Indian women cricket team captain, Mithali Raj, at an impressive function in the city on Sunday.