‘17,000 children affected by type-1 diabetes in BD’

City Desk :
Experts at a discussion on Tuesday said 17,000 children are affected by type-1 diabetes in the country as diabetes is increasing alarmingly every year.

It is alarming that children are diagnosed with diabetes and most of them are not aware of this, they told the discussion at BIRDEM Mother and Child Hospital in the city, a press release said.

The discussion was held on the occasion of the World Diabetes Day with the theme “Diabetes: Know your risk, know your response, reports BSS.”

State Minister for ICT division Zunaid Ahmed Palak attended the discussion as the chief guest while President of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and National Professor Dr AK Azad Khan presided over it.

Palak said the government is providing special healthcare facilities including insulin for free to support diabetes patients.

He laid emphasis on creating mass awareness among the people to prevent the non-communicable disease.