Post Graduate Medical Institute Principal Prof. Dr. Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar has termed the rising number of diabetic patients in Pakistan as a wake-up call for the new generation and said that blood sugar patients in the country as well as around the globe are increasing day by day.
He added that there is an urgent need to take effective measures for awareness on this disease and to especially protect the young generation from diseases like diabetes and there is also a need for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for essential information about diabetes and special articles on patient care should be included in the curriculum.
He expressed these views while giving a lecture to the patients coming to the Diabetes Clinic of Lahore General Hospital. Prof. of Medicine and sugar specialist Dr. Tahir Siddiq, Dr.Maryam Khalid, Dr. Muhammad Maqsood, Dr. Salman Shakeel and Dr. Rana Azhar were also present on this occasion.
They said that the main causes of diabetes include obesity, unhealthy lifestyle, prevalence of diabetes in the family, unbalanced diet, blood pressure, blood fat imbalance and advancing age. The basic principles of hygiene must be ensured, he stressed.
Medical experts said that according to the World Health Organization, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack and stroke.
He said that along with older men and women in Pakistan now youngsters and children are also suffering from this disease who have to use medicines to protect their lives at all ages while this life also suffers from various abnormalities.
Talking to the media, Prof. Al-freed Zafar and Prof. Tahir Siddiq said that the invention of computer has revolutionized the world and developed rapidly but at the same time people’s lives have come to a standstill due to lack of physical exertion.
Due to weight gain and increasing consumption of fast food, a large number of people in the world today suffer from diabetes, which is also called the mother of dozens of diseases, they added.
Principal PGMI further said that in order to control diabetes we need to focus on practical measures instead of verbal accusations and people need to make changes in their lives and citizens should focus on their activities, physical exercise in life and walk.
It is important to take time for a walk, avoid “junk food” and adopt low-fat habits to protect the body from unwanted calories and fats to prevent obesity, weight gain and diabetes.
He said that as far as treatment in the hospital is concerned, all the hospitals are providing facilities for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. There is also a need for information and training in order to effectively treat patients with diabetes.
