WELCOME TO Dr. AKSHAY JAIN PATIENT EDUCATION PLATFORM

Welcome to Dr. Akshay Jain Patient Education Portal. Dr. Jain is the first Canadian physician to be triple board-certified by the American Boards in Endocrinology, Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.

Dr. Akshay Jain MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM, Clinical and Research Endocrinologist , talks about what diabetes is and what the differences are between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

What is diabetes? Well, there are two kinds of diabetes: type 1 and type 2 diabetes mostly. And they’re interrelated but not similar, and that’s related to insulin.
So first let’s talk about insulin. Everyone knows insulin is related to diabetes. But what is insulin, how does it work? Well, insulin is a hormone, it’s a messenger. It means that it has a message to give to the body.

Dr. Akshay Jain MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM, Clinical and Research Endocrinologist Cardiovascular protection with new diabetes medications

Diabetes is a condition that causes inflammation of blood vessels. This can be either the tiny blood vessels in the eyes, kidneys, or nerve endings are the bigger blood vessels that supply the heart in the brain, we use the term cardiovascular disease to denote heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular dead peripheral arterial disease, heart failure or kidney failure.

Dr. Akshay Jain MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM, Clinical and Research Endocrinologist Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction as an issue in diabetes is a major one and if you look at the population at large, by the age of 40 about 5 percent of men, one out of 20, have complete erectile dysfunction, which is defined as being the inability to have sexual relations for a period of three months or more.

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Safe and Effective Insulin Injection Technique (Hindi translation)

In this instructional video in Hindi, Dr. Akshay Jain discusses an easy and safe way to take insulin injections at home.

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Dr. Akshay Jain

MD, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM
Endocrinologist
Surrey, BC
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PATIENTS SAY ABOUT Fraser River Endocrinolgy

The Fraser River Endocrinology Clinic is committed to serving the community
by providing a superior standard of care to our patients.
Mrs. Jill Taylor
Patient
All of my past visits to Dr. Jain have been handled with the utmost care concern and genuine affection with a sincerity one seldom sees or experiences. Dr. Jain along with his staff at the Fraser River Endocrinology Clinic are well deserving of recognition.
Mr. Andrew Macdonald
Patient
I came in for a routine Diabetes physical and everything went great. Dr. Jain was amazing. Would recommend coming to see Dr. Jain or any member of the team at Fraser River Endocrinology Clinic.

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Dr. Akshay Jain is the first Canadian physician to be triple board-certified by the American Boards in Endocrinology, Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.

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