Sanjiva Wijesinha
Associate Professor Sanjiva Wijesinha MBBS (Ceylon) MSc (Oxford) FRCS FACS FRACGP graduated from medical school in Sri Lanka, completed a research degree at Oxford University, trained as a surgeon and worked as a paediatric surgeon in Sri Lanka and Hong Kong before migrating to Australia in 1996. He re-trained as a family physician in Australia and currently works as a general practitioner in addition to being an Associate Professor at Monash University medical school in Melbourne. For the past forty years he has been writing health and travel articles - initially for newspapers in Sri Lanka and over the years for newspapers and magazines in Australia, Britain, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and the US. He is the author of Health for Busy People, Live happily ever after, Health in these Times, Stories of the Silk Roads and Friends.Since 2008 he has been Suite 101's Feature Writer specialising in Men's Health. Read also his articles on travel (The Camino de Santiago, Florence, Thailand, Cambodia, New Zealand, England, Vanuatu, Spain, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, India, Australia,Hong Kong etc) and other topics (Science, History, Cricket ,Buddhism, Traditional and Herbal Medicine, Whale watching etc).
Latest Articles
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Diabetes - The Importance of Consultation
Final article about managing Diabetes with the mnemonic DIABETIC: Diet, Information, Attitude, Blood sugar, Exercise, Tablets, Injections and Consultation
Jan 26, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes -The Importance of Injections
It was ninety years ago - on January 23rd 1922 - that Insulin injections were used for the first time to treat a Diabetic patient.
Jan 26, 2012
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Diabetes -The Importance of Tablets
During the past couple of decades, novel medications have improved the control of high blood sugar in diabetic patients
Jan 8, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Exercise
Physical Exercise and medications (in the form of tablets or injections) constitute the main forms of therapy for Diabetes
Jan 3, 2012
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure
The fourth letter 'B' of the word DIABETIC stands for two of the most important things a Diabetic needs to control - Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure.
Dec 24, 2011
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Attitude
The Third letter of the word DIABETIC stands for Attitude. Having a positive Attitude is half the battle to getting control of this disease
Dec 21, 2011
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Intelligence and Information
The letters of the word DIABETIC provide a useful mnemonic to indicate the important steps that one needs to remember to effectively manage the Disease
Dec 16, 2011
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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Diabetes - The Importance of Diet and Discipline
If a person develops a Chronic Disease like Diabetes needing long term lifelong management, it is vital they learn how to manage their condition themselves.
Dec 10, 2011
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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How to Live Successfully With Chronic Illness
Men suffering from Chronic Diseases such as Diabetes, Asthma, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure have different needs to men who develop an Acute Illness
Dec 1, 2011
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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How to Achieve Balance in Life
Achieving good health and longevity depends on working to achieve a fine balance in our working lives
Nov 24, 2011
- Sanjiva Wijesinha
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