Articles #medication side effects

Over the years in clinical practice, I have learned that the skin is often a silent storyteller of a patient’s internal health. While most people focus on its cosmetic appearance, as physicians, we know that the skin can act as a window to systemic diseases, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, and immune disorders.

In clinical practice, I have often described the liver as the body’s silent workhorse. It performs more than 500 essential functions — from processing nutrients and detoxifying harmful substances to producing proteins vital for blood clotting. Yet, despite its importance, the liver rarely “complains” until the damage is advanced. This makes recognizing the early signs of liver trouble critical for timely intervention.

Diabetes mellitus is not a single disease—it is a family of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood sugar due to problems with insulin. It is one of the leading global health concerns, affecting millions of people across all age groups.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood. It results either from: • Deficient insulin secretion (the pancreas does not make enough insulin), • Impaired insulin action (cells do not respond properly to insulin), • Or a combination of both.