World Diabetes Day-Talk & Walk in Polo Ground
KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ Patiala
To raise awareness & promote active lifestyle to combat diabetes, Columbia Asia Hospital Patiala along with District Sports Department and Polo Ground Friends Club, organized a special programme on World Diabetes Day in the historic Polo Ground of Patiala.
The programme was formally inaugurated by prominent citizens including K.K. Sharma, Chairman Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, District Sports Officer Harpreet Singh Hundal, Jagjit Singh Dardi, Chairman Chardikala Group and Chief Coordinator of the event Dr. DS Bhullar.
Dr Inderpreet Kaur (State Awardee) Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetes specialist from Columbia Asia Hospital, the key speaker delivered a talk on the theme of the day “Family & Diabetes” by International Diabetes Federation and said that 425 million people in the world suffer from this disease and this number is expected to rise to 522 million by 2030.
Three out of four people with Diabetes live in middle and low income countries.Diabetes is the fastest growing disease in India where more than 72 million cases were noted in 2017 and this number is expected to almost double to 134 million in 2025. Lack of awareness about the disease and its complications, delayed diagnosis, myths surrounding diabetes management and irregular treatment makes detection and management of this disease extremely difficult with physically inactive and sedentary lifestyle being the main reasons in the surge of this modern epidemic in India.
We need massive awareness programs to prevent diabetes as about eighty percent of type 2 Diabetes is preventable through adoption of a healthy lifestyle. One in two people with Diabetes remain undiagnosed. Thus, masses should be educated about the causes, symptoms and benefits early treatment of diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and lower limb amputation and therefore it’s crucial to keep good control of diabetes and related co-morbidities like blood pressure and lipid disorders along with regular screening to avoid dreadful health complications, said Dr Inderpreet Kaur. Also, the highlight of the talk event focused on role of family support in improving health outcomes for people with Diabetes. More than 500 people participated in the programme which concluded with a walk in the ground.
