Many people with diabetes are not aware of their condition

Head of the department of disease prevention and treatment of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences said that this year, world health day slogan is “Beat the Diabetes”.

So, Health week programs are followed with an emphasis on prevention, screening and control of diabetes in Khorasan Razavi and our country.

According to WEBDA, Dr. Mohammad Jafar Sadeghi, referring to the daily programs of Health week from 20^th to 27^th of April, 2016, added that public health, physical activity and exercise, beating diabetes with exercise and healthy diet, the role of food medication in health, resistance economy and action in the field of health and self-care education are the titles for these days.

Stating that the non-communicable diseases are currently the most widespread in the world, he said: although in the past most deaths happened due to infectious diseases, nowadays, non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are known as the main causes of mortality.

Dr. Sadeghi continued that diabetes has had an increasingly growing trend in Iran, too so that in 1386 (2007), one twentieth of Iranians were diagnosed with diabetes, and this number is predicted to increase by one seventh in 2025.

According to him, this is despite the fact that many people with diabetes are not aware of their disease, and by identifying and controlling the disease, complications such as amputation, optic, renal and cardiovascular problems can be prevented.

He mentioned weight loss and mobility, eating balance, reducing sugar intake, increased consumption of vegetables and fruit, non smoking, stress management and checking blood sugar as the most important strategies for the prevention of diabetes.