Madhavi is admitted to the hospital with symptoms caused by high blood sugar. She has Type 2 Diabetes and is Overweight. The hospital staff restores her fluids and insulin to proper levels. Did her health conditions cause her hospital stay? Are Health Conditions the Symptoms or Cause?
We treat health conditions with counseling, education, medications, therapy and other medical treatments such as surgery. The health conditions include physical (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease), mental (depression, anxiety) and functional conditions (walking, hearing, dementia). While some of these health conditions are a result of natural causes, many may be attributed to individual behavior. If Madhavi does not change her habits such as diet, physical activity, and managing her insulin, she will negate the good work done by the hospital health providers. Did her behavior…
