Expert's advice: Cold weather is increasing, do not take medicine indiscriminately if you have a cold As the country, including Kathmandu, has started to experience extreme cold, experts have suggested not to buy medicine if you have a cold this season. Children and senior citizens especially need more care during the winter season. Experts have urged people to take necessary precautions, saying that children are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems, colds, throat infections, stomach aches, etc. during the winter season. Pediatrician Dr. Ramhari Chapagain of Kanti Children's Hospital says that respiratory problems, pneumonia, and 'cold diarrhea' (cold-related diarrhea) are more common during the winter. 'Nutritious food is needed to protect children from colds. Although children need nutritious food at any time, they need it more during winter than at other times. It helps in digesting common diseases,' he said. He also said that all the vaccines pro...
Metformin: An important drug for controlling diabetes If type-2 diabetes is not controlled, there is only one option. That is taking medicine. If the question is asked about what kind of medicine should be taken in diabetes, the list becomes very long. Among them, if we had to name a medicine that should be taken daily, the name that hangs on the lips of people with diabetes is metformin. Metformin is a drug used in the treatment of diabetes. This medicine may need to be taken continuously after the blood sugar level in the body increases. And, if not treated, diabetes can become uncontrolled and affect the body's organs like kidneys and heart, and there is a risk of death. Therefore, metformin is considered as an essential medicine for those with type 2 diabetes. In type one (hereditary) diabetes, diabetes can only be controlled if insulin (a drug that controls the body's glucose through a needle) is given. How does metformin work in the body? Metformin does not allow the blo...