Diabetes has been approved as a chronic disease which transpires when the pancreas is unable to produce insulin in the body or when the body fails to utilize the insulin which it produces. If not treated timely it may end up resulting in serious damage to heart , blood vessels, kidneys, tooth, eyes ,obesity etc. Majority of the people who have diabetes are monitored with the basic symptoms such as fasting glucose, rise in blood pressure and sugar levels with a high rise in haemoglobin levels as well.
Those who do not manage their diabetes condition properly, could develop complications. Says Matt Schmidt of Diabetes 365 “Diabetes complications can make life more difficult, if not more painful. It’s extremely important to follow your Doctor’s recommended treatment, and to take your Diabetes condition seriously. Having severe complications from diabetes may even prevent you from obtaining life insurance for diabetes.”
Past researches and records have shown that diabetes is in worldwide across in various countries and ethnic groups. Figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) revealed or specified that the people in above the age of 20 till the age of 79 are more in the risk of type 2 diabetes. In the records UAE ranks in the top 10 countries in the world with the diabetic disease.. In regards of World Diabetes Day (on 14 November ) the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) came up with the idea and a start up to provide diabetics with quality treatment and diagnostic services.
Too much or high amount of sugar level in the blood can lead to hyperglycemia which is harmful to the body.
It can result into various complications in the body such as:
One transverse study/The UAEDIAB (cross- sectional analysis) was once adopted and implemented in order to find the causes and the risks associated with diabetes among the population of residing in Dubai and northern Emirates of UAE. All the research and study work was done keeping in mind the rules and instructions. In the phase 1, all the non-UAE adults of age 18 were targeted whereas under phase 2 of the research, people of UAE with somewhat same type of including procedure were targeted. All the lactating women, physically-disabled people, people unable to communicate properly were excluded from the research. When a face to face interview of the targeted audience was conducted, a well formulated questionnaire was used to collect data on gender, nationality, family history of diabetes and lifestyle habits of the people. After that a fasting blood pressure is being collected to test glucose, haemoglobin and lipids samples.(Rifat Hamoudi, 2019) Underlisted are some of the few measures that should be managed by the doctors and other individuals-
A campaign based on screening the population of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia was conducted in 2004 with an objective of screening the patients of diabetes and hypertension. A well structured questionnaire was used in consideration of the same. All in all Diabetes Mellitus was diagnosed on the view of blood sugar level more than or equal to 126mg/dl. (Ageel J. Al-Ghamdi, 2007 Sep-Dec)
The results of first campaign were a huge success as 1,97,681 questionnaire were completed by the individuals wherein 2,14,381(33%) participated out of 6,50,000 target population. Out of the individuals screened, 31,711(16%) were detected to be positive for abnormal blood pressure . (Ageel J. Al-Ghamdi, 2007 Sep-Dec)
Another campaign is Unite for Diabetes Campaign – The campaign was officially launched in June 2006 that aims to increase the awareness of disease amongst people by addressing poverty as a major hindrance for having access to healthcare facilities and insulin requirements and placing diabetes on the global agenda. Their top most priority was to be ensure efficiency with effectiveness as a group so as to promote education on this disease at a global scale. The symbol of this campaign that is a blue circle which is made to represent unity that should always be present within the people in order to create awareness of issues concerning diabetes in the similar manner as red ribbons upgrade AIDS awareness among the people by ensuring it as a prime concern towards our health. The results of second campaign are shown below : (Narayan2, 2008 Feb 19)
Responses nationwide | Progress of the Campaign | Results/Achievement | |
Perceptions and ideas | 190 IDF members associated from 150+ countries came into alliance globally. Campaign kits were issued to members of the global diabetes community | Diabetes Barometer allows to measure the epidemic diabetes , essential for achieving awareness and actions | |
Collaborations Globally | Collaborating with IDF and various other pharmaceutical companies such as Lily, Merck etc. Also amalgamation with IDF member associations, companies, NGO’s and trustees | By adopting this strategy the leadership forum achieved a working group of policy implementers, people directly associated with government, doctors providing healthcare facilities. | |
Functions and methods adopted | Motivating countries about their capacity and eventually promoting them to come up with strategic plans in view of diabetes. | World Diabetes Foundation has successfully ensured for the completion of the plan and process in the year 2006. |
So to conclude diabetes is an epidemic today which has reached worldwide taking its metabolic risk factors associated with type-2 diabetes such as excess weight/obesity, vascular diseases and many more. It is equally surprising to see the amount to negligence of countries like India towards a widespread disease showing less efforts in diagnosing, monitoring or management of such an epidemic. Therefore it is within our power to respond to the epidemic diabetes at the earliest and forestall its most harmful consequences. With this knowledge and adopting some of the preventions into our lives is today the need of the hour wherein it is well said that Life should be taken as a responsibility and not as a burden and if any setback arises then it should be dealt without any fear towards it because god will offer what he has planned for you. The small steps one should take to delay and prevent the disease and can live a long healthy live.
There are some recommendations that clinicians, public health bodies, policymakers , implementers are supposed to follow which involves practical actions based upon the condition and state of widespread of the disease.
Ageel J. Al-Ghamdi, M. A.-T.-B.-Z. ( 2007 Sep-Dec). A COMMUNITY-BASED SCREENING CAMPAIGN FOR THE DETECTION OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERTENSION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE, SAUDI ARABIA: METHODS AND PARTICIPATION RATES. PMC , 91–97.
Foundation, W. D. (2014). The Looming Co- Epedemic of TB-Diabetes: A Call to Action. Barcelona, Spain: The Union.
Narayan2, K. S. ( 2008 Feb 19). The Unite for Diabetes campaign: Overcoming constraints to find a global policy solution. PMC .
Rachel Nall, M. C. (2019). Symptoms and complications of diabetes. Medical News Today .
Rao, G. H. (June 29,2018). Management of Diabetes Epidemic: Global Perspective. EC Endocrinology and Metabolic Research , 63-72.
Rifat Hamoudi, #. N.-A.-A. (2019). Prediabetes and diabetes prevalence and risk factors comparison between ethnic groups in the United Arab Emirates.
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