A Dietician at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga, Mr. Innocent Braimah, has called on health professionals to educate the public on diabetes as the disease has become one of the main causes of deaths in the area.<\/p>\n
According to him, diabetes was among the four top chronic diseases and was fast gaining grounds in the Region, especially among young people.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”u8hel8CNTEfDYROzTsMGg39M895zO8QZ”]Mr Braimah said this during a health talk which brought together health professionals, bankers, security personnel and students from the Bolgatanga Nurses and Midwifery Training Colleges.<\/p>\n
The participants had earlier danced to brass band music through the principal streets of Bolgatanga carrying placards, some of which read \u201cdiabetes is a killer\u201d, \u201ccheck for your status\u201d, \u201cmore exercise and good diet\u201d; as part of activities to mark this year\u2019s World Diabetes Day celebration.<\/p>\n
The month-long celebration which is being held under the theme; \u201cPreventing and managing diabetes, the role of diet and lifestyle,\u201d comes with activities such as radio discussions on \u201ceffective diabetes management,” health talk in churches, mosques, corporate and educational institutions as well as screening for diabetes.<\/p>\n
Mr Braimah said diet played important role in controlling diabetes adding \u201cyou cannot manage your diabetes well without a good diet. If we watch our eating habits well; quit smoking, reduce or quit alcohol intake, we can prevent Type Two diabetes\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
He said even though there were signs and symptoms of diabetes \u201cyou cannot be sure whether you have Type 1 or 2 diabetes until you check. It is a very easy and affordable test, let’s encourage everyone to check,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Bertha Gibil, a Medical Officer at the Hospital, said there were three types of diabetes including, Type 1, 2 and gestational diabetes.<\/p>\n
She said Type 1 diabetes was genetic and usually detected during childhood as the pancreas most likely does not produce insulin and in that case nothing could be done about it.<\/p>\n
Dr Gibil said the emphasis was on the Type 2 form of diabetes which is preventable and not insulin dependent, as insulin was produced but the body does not recognize it, or it was too little to be recognized.<\/p>\n
She said with the gestational and Type 1 forms of diabetes, nothing could be done about them, \u201cthe only thing about the gestational one is that if you get it in pregnancy, the likelihood that you will get the Type 2 along the line is very high.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said diabetic patients usually lose weight, frequently get thirsty, drink more water and urinate very frequently with ants often patronizing their urine.<\/p>\n
She impressed on the general public to exercise regularly avoid eating late at night, eat three or four hours before going to bed.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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