Diabetic patients on rise alarmingly

Reza Mahmud :
Diabetic patients are on surge alarmingly in Bangladesh due to change of lifestyle, the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh said.
As per the data of the Diabetic Association, the country is now home of one crore and 30 lakh of Diabetic patients.
The organization said, the number is increasing everyday among people of all ages.
Amid such a catastrophic situation, Bangladesh will observe World Diabetes Day on Monday as done in the past.
The theme of the World Diabetic Day 2022 is “Knowledgeable patients – are we ready for them?”
The Diabetic Association of Bangladesh said it will hold free diabetes tests, as well as host road show, rally and discussions.
It will also distribute posters and leaflets among the people across the country to raise awareness among the public, commemorating the day.
Meanwhile, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) says that 20 out of every 100 pregnant women are diagnosed with diabetes in developing countries including Bangladesh. Among those, 65 pc are more susceptible to developing type-2 diabetes, the Federation said.
Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by elevated levels of blood sugar, which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves.
Diabetes is known as the “mother of all diseases”, like a mother who delivers too many children, in this case, diabetes can cause many
other diseases, as per the public health experts.
The experts said that most common is type-2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or does not make enough insulin.
The 2020 International Diabetes Federation Atlas clarifies that if the rise of the disease is not halted by taking sufficient measures, the number of Diabetic patients will exceed 69 crore by 2045. The World Health Organization (WHO), there is a globally agreed target to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity by 2025.
When contacted, Professor AK Azad Khan, President of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh told The New Nation, “Changing trend of lifestyle is playing a vital role in sharp increasing of Diabeticamong the people.”
He said that it is not possible to completely recover from the non-communicable disease, but 80pc of cases can be prevented if people live a disciplined life.
The Professor said, about 25pc of the people in the country are newly diagnosed with the disease. Pregnant women have a more than 95pc higher risk of developing type-2 diabetes and smoking hike the risk by 30-40pc.
When contacted, Professor Dr. M .Muzaherul Huq, former Advisor of WHO told The New Nation, “Common people of our country are poor. They could not afford to buy drugs or insulin needed to control blood sugar. In this situation it is very much important to educate our people so that they can avoid the diabetics.”
The Professor said that avoiding some foods and doing excercise or physical activities regularly can prevent diabetics.
According to the IDF, there is no family in the world, including in Bangladesh, that does not have at least one diabetic patient, or whose members are not at risk of diabetes.
However, half of the Diabetic across the planet, including in Bangladesh, do not even know that they have diabetics.