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Ex-Miss England's father's scare sparks diabetes passion
16 Oct
Summary
- Former Miss England became GP after her father's diabetes diagnosis.
- Her father's near-crash due to undiagnosed diabetes ignited her passion.
- She now champions diabetes prevention and lifestyle medicine.
A near-fatal incident involving her father, DD, profoundly influenced Dr. Bhasha Mukherjee's medical career. The former Miss England, now a GP, was motivated to pursue diabetes prevention after her father almost crashed his car due to undiagnosed diabetes affecting his vision.
This experience solidified her commitment to general practice, focusing on health promotion and chronic illness management. Dr. Mukherjee highlights that consistently high blood sugar can lead to serious complications like diabetic retinopathy, potentially causing blindness.
More than four million people in the UK live with diagnosed Type 2 diabetes, and many more are unaware of its widespread impact on organs. Dr. Mukherjee emphasizes that diabetes is a silent illness, but often preventable with early lifestyle changes.
She personally embraced lifestyle changes, losing 10kg and improving her health markers. Dr. Mukherjee also supports global sight charity Orbis, aiming to prevent avoidable blindness worldwide, a condition affecting over 1.1 billion people.
