Diabetes and obesity are both increasing at a fast pace and giving rise to a new epidemic called diabesity. Lifestyle interventions including diet play a major role in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and diabesity. There are many guidelines on dietary management of diabetes or obesity globally and also from South Asia. However, there are no global or South Asian guidelines on the non-pharmacological management of diabesity. South Asia differs from the rest of the world as South Asians have different phenotype, cooking practices, food resources and exposure, medical nutrition therapy (MNT) practices, and availability of trained specialists. Therefore, South Asia needs its own guidelines for nonpharmacological management of diabesity in adults. The aim of the Consensus on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabesity (CoMeND) in Adults: A South Asian Perspective is to recommend therapeutic and preventive MNT in the South-Asians with diabesity.

Autologous arteriovenous fistula is gold standard to maintain vascular access for hemodialysis patients. As per the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines, distal veins are preferred as the first choice. In this study, a total of 134 patients and 138 fistulas were evaluated from April 2015 to March 2016. Demographic factors and clinical factors were taken into consideration. Our study showed that age, sex, diabetes, and type of construction (end-to-side vs. side-to-side) had no influence over fistula patency rates. Intradialytic hypotension was one of the risk factors for loss of fistula patency. Smoking and history of hypertension were associated with reduced patency rates (P<0.001). Primary failure was more with distal fistulas (15.2%).

Context:Renal trauma is increasingly being managed conservatively. Grade I-III injuries are managed conservatively whereas Grade V injuries may end in surgery. Managing Grade IV renal trauma is individualized and managed accordingly.Aims:To evaluate retrospectively all Grade IV renal injuries managed in our institute over five years and to review the available literature.Settings and Design:Reviewing the records of patients who sustained renal trauma and study all Grade IV renal injuries.Materials and Methods:We retrospectively analyzed all Grade IV renal injuries (16) managed at our institute between July 2008-August 2013. All patients were treated conservatively initially by hemodynamic stabilization, strict bed rest, if required endoscopic procedures. These patients were followed up with CECT.Statistical analysis:Descriptive statistics was performed using Microsoft excel spreadsheet 2007. Continuous data were described as mean and range. Categorical data was described as percentages.Results:Sixteen patients with Grade IV renal injury were included in the study. All patients had gross hematuria and 15 had urinary extravasation. D-J Stenting was done in 7 patients; perinephric tube drainage with D-J stentingwas done in 2 patients. One required selective upper pole arterial embolisation. Nephrectomy was not required in any of the patients. In the follow-up period, no patient had delayed complications.Conclusions:Successful conservative management of Grade IV renal trauma requires constant monitoring both clinically and radiologically, and if properly managed, kidneys can be salvaged in all stable patients as reinforced by our study.

In 1990's due to lack of treatment facilities, Oil Based Mud (OBM) drill cuttings generated from drilling operations were dumped in an interim waste storage facility located in prime industrial area. Considering the complex nature of hazardous waste on land, treatment costs and future environmental liability involved, company evaluated number of treatment options and based on techno-economical and legal assessment, selected option of transferring OBM cuttings stored in pits for treatment using Thermal Desorption process. Thermal desorption is recognized as best environmental remediation process that uses heat to increase the volatility of contaminants to remove hydrocarbons and water from the solid matrix. The storage pits were remediated by removal of bottom contaminated soil upto 1% Total petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) and HDPE Liners. The treatment of legacy waste including clean-up of the old pits enabled site decommissioning for future industrial expansion in the area. The successful completion of project resulted in considerable economic benefit compared to other competent treatment costs and reduced environmental liability from legacy wastes. The paper presents the methodology adopted for treating OBM legacy waste and clean up of the site confirming to regulatory requirements.

Water is crucial for oil and gas production and typically used for crude washing, drilling mud preparation and accommodation facilities. Water resources in UAE are scarce due to low average rainfall and high evaporation rates. Ground Water is over exploited and consequently the productivity of the aquifer was adversely affected[1]. The water shortage issues have a potential to threaten the sustainable development and hinder national plans for human, industrial and agricultural development[4]. ADNOC Onshore investigated number of technologies and opportunities to recycle wastewater. Upon conducting compatibility and modelling studies, it was established that ADNOC gas processing plant treated wastewater can be safely utilized for crude washing purposes and drilling mud preparation. The paper presents the methods adopted by ADNOC Onshore to evaluate the scaling effects, laboratory tests conducted to assess the suitability for crude washing, mud preparation and potential benefits by utilizinggas plant effluents.