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R.Ravindranath

Dr. R.Ravindranath

Diabetologist49 Years Exp.
MD - General Medicine, MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Post Graduate Di...read more
Chennai
₹ 400 at clinic

Diabetes & Heart Care Clinic

H2, Turn Bulls Road, 1st Cross Street, On Chamiers Road, Landmark : Next To Canara Bank
Consultation Fee: ₹ 400
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Personal Statement

Diabetes & Heart Care Clinic Diabetic treatment is lifelong otherwise life won't be long. Everybody needs to become his own doctor,technician to test blood sugar, dietician to plan diet. To treat the patient part by part, heart& soul as a whole is the art of treating diabetes..read more

Doctor Information

Speciality

  • Diabetologist

Other treatment areas

  • Diabetologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • General Physician

Education

  • MD - General Medicine , Stanley Medical College & Hospital Chennai , 1981
  • MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery , Coimbatore Medical College , 1975
  • Post Graduate Diploma In Diabetology (PGDD) , Madras Medical College, Chennai , 2011
  • Middlesex university London , Middlesex university London , 2011
  • Stanley Medical college Chennai , Stanley Medical college Chennai , 1981

Past Experience

  • Diabetes management,General Medicine, at Diabetes & Heart care Clinic
  • consultant physician,Diabetologist at tamilnadu hospital
  • consultant physician,Diabetologist at billroth ra puram,venkateswara hospital
  • infectious disease speacialist at communicable disease hospital

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Professional Memberships

  • European Association For The Study of Diabetes (EASD)
  • American Diabetic Association[ADA}
  • Research Society For The Study of Diabetes In India (RSSDI)
  • Diabetic Association of India
  • Association of Physicians of India (API)

Clinic Location

H2, Turn Bulls Road, 1st Cross Street, On Chamiers Road, Landmark : Next To Canara Bank

Clinic of Dr. R.Ravindranath

Clinic's NameFees
Diabetes & Heart Care Clinic400
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Diabetes & Heart Care Clinic

Diabetes & Heart Care Clinic

H2, Turn Bulls Road, 1st Cross Street, On Chamiers Road, Landmark : Next To Canara Bank
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₹ 400 at clinic
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Raunak Nath

male • 21 Year Old • Aug 11, 2018 • Kolkata

Hello Doctor, I have been following the keto diet for the last 1.5 months. Since this morning, I have again started to consume carbs and sugar, as I have reached my goal ...read more

R.Ravindranath

6 years ago

Keto diet itself can produce diabetes because carbohydrates only can increase your insulin levels so you need a small carbohydrate food everyday.

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Pankaj Kumar Pal

male • 40 Year Old • Aug 11, 2018 • Muzaffarnagar

Dear doctors, I am a diabetic since last 3 years. I am taking 2 hrs walk daily and following a good diet plan according a diabetic. And I am just taking one tablet glyco ...read more

R.Ravindranath

6 years ago

Your height for weight is good enough no need to increase weight you will increase naturally it will increase later.

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Ranjit Datta

male • 46 Year Old • Aug 08, 2018 • Kolkata

I have diabetes for 10 yrs. Now I have janumet 50.1000. Foxgiga 10 mg. Amaryal 3 mg. My hba1c is 8.8 this time. Doctors ask me to take insulin. But I do like the idea. C ...read more

R.Ravindranath

6 years ago

You have exhausted all medications as there is no insulin at all in your pancreas you need insulin.

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