KARACHI: Medical specialists have underlined the need of widespread screening for diabetes in the country to check the growing incidence of this metabolic disorder.
They were speaking at a moot ahead of the the World Diabetes Day (WDD) organized by the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation) here on Saturday. The experts informed the audience that currently there are some 10 million diabetes patients in the country and the figure is projected to rise approximately to over 14 million by 2040.
It was pointed out that the World Diabetes Day is observed at global level since 1991 on November 14. The organizers at the SIUT had advanced the day in order to facilitate the maximum number of people to avail the screening and advisory facilities which was arranged by SIUT. This facility will continue at the Institute in the days to come.
The theme for the current year is Eye on Diabetes stressing the need of screening and early diagnoses. In this regard the SIUT has made elaborate arrangement in order to create awareness and educate the population at large by arranging lectures of medical specialists advisory services for patients beside free screening and testing facilities.
The visiting public was also informed that 70 per cent of diabetes can be prevented by healthy dietary habits and regular physical activity. During the series of lecture for public the speakers pointed out that population in Pakistan is vulnerable mainly because lack of education ignorance growing urbanization and above all indifference on the part of policy and decision makers related to health sector.
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