According to the International Diabetes Federation, one in 10 people now has diabetes. More than 50 crore people worldwide are affected by diabetes. In Bangladesh, this number is about 1 crore 30 lakh. However, more than half of the sufferers do not know about their disease.
“In developing countries like Bangladesh, 26 out of every 100 women develop gestational diabetes, 65 percent of whom later develop type-2 diabetes.
International Diabetes Federation (IDF)“
Meanwhile, in developing countries like Bangladesh, 26 out of every 100 women develop gestational diabetes, 65 percent of whom later develop type-2 diabetes. More than 1.3 million people in Bangladesh are estimated to be suffering from diabetes, almost half of whom are women. The scary fact is, more than half of people with diabetes don’t know they have it.
According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), women with gestational diabetes and their babies are more likely to develop type-2 diabetes. Moreover, if gestational diabetes is not controlled, they are at greater risk of later developing type-2 diabetes. Experts believe that type-2 diabetes can be prevented to a large extent if planned pregnancy and gestational diabetes are kept under control.
Experts say, though preventable and completely controllable, the complications of diabetes due to ignorance are increasing the risk of complications like blindness, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and paralysis. As people of any age can develop diabetes at any point in life, doctors recommend a controlled lifestyle along with occasional blood sugar tests.
Diabetes Day and Bangladesh
The main aim of World Diabetes Day is to create public awareness about diabetes through various programs. In 1991, the International Diabetes Federation declared November 14 as World Diabetes Day. However, since 2007, World Diabetes Day has been celebrated worldwide as a day recognized by the United Nations. Bangladesh has played an important role in getting the recognition of this day as an international day. At the request of the Bangladesh Diabetic Association, the Government of Bangladesh proposed to the United Nations to observe World Diabetes Day on November 14. On December 20, 2006, the resolution was unanimously adopted by the United Nations. As a result, for the last 14 years, World Diabetes Day has been celebrated as a day of the United Nations on November 14 every year in all member states of the United Nations.
“Diabetes is the mother of all diseases. If this happens, all diseases like blindness, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and paralysis will take root in the body.
Mohammad Saif Uddin, Secretary General, Bangladesh Diabetes Association“
National Professor AK Azad Khan, president of the Bangladesh Diabetes Association, said that it is not right for anyone to delay symptoms. It should be tested after an age. Follow the doctor’s advice. Mohammad Saif Uddin, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Diabetes Association said, Diabetes is the mother of all diseases. If this happens, all diseases like blindness, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and paralysis will take root in the body. So know your blood glucose level anytime at any age without delay. Check it out, stay well
