Aligarh:Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) students run NGO,
MEDICS recently organized a Health-Camp for Diabetes awareness and free
consultations at the Turkman Gate area in Aligarh City.
During
the camp, at least 325 patients were given free consultation and 97 patients were
screened for Diabetes, in which 23 patients were found with random blood sugar
in Diabetic range, while four patients with above 400 blood sugar were referred
to JNMC.
Prof
Athar Ansari, Department of Community Medicine, JNMC and Founder Advisory
member of MEDICS, who answered queries of patients during the camp said that
despite prevalence and prevention, there are 40 million people with diabetes in
India and the numbers are likely to rise upto 70 million in 2025.
He also
discussed normal risk factors and role of diet and exercise in prevention of
Diabetes.
He
informed that with an increase rate of 123 percent in the recent years, India
is becoming Diabetes capital of the world. He warned that Diabetes is now
becoming common in all age groups and geographies.
Prof
M Mobarak Hussain, Department of Physiology, AMU said that with unhealthy life
styles, both urban and rural people are becoming prone to Diabetes all over the
world however, Indians are at risk of Diabetes more because of more fat content
in comparison to muscle content in their bodies.
He
added that obesity is known risk factor and children of diabetic people are at risk.
Prof
Hussain mentioned that Diabetes is a silent killer as the disease effects
affects heart, kidneys and eye-sight. He pointed out that heart attacks in
Diabetic patients are painless due to nerve injuries.
Prof
Hussain also said that all the risk factors related to Diabetes should be
screened routinely as multiple organ damages in advance stage are irreversible.
Meanwhile,
Dr Ashish Yadav, Dr Anwar, Dr Waseem also gave consultations during the camp.
Chakit
Satya, Minhaz, Talha, Atif, Dr Abhishek Yadav, Sameer, Zeeshan, Sunit and
Gajendra volunteered to make the camp a success.
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