Children's Day gift: Now special clinic for Diabetic children in Hamidia Hospital
Monday - November 13, 2017 5:38 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
The Department of Pediatrics and Medicine of Hamidia Hospital has jointly announced the launch of Diabetes clinics for the purpose of special investigation and treatment of children suffering from diabetes. This clinic will start working on Children's Day (November 14, 2017) in the Pediatric Department of the hospital. In the coming days, the hospital will make this clinic like “Diabetes in Young” Clinic present in AIIMS, New Delhi, where all the arrangements for treatment are available from the hormone lab to insulin to small children.
In the press conference on the eve of World Diabetes Day, Assistant Professor, Gandhi Medical College, Dr. Sachin Chittawar, Pediatrician Dr. Jayshree Nadkarni, Head of Medicine Department Dr. K.K. Kaveray and Dean Professor M.C. Songra told media.
Dr. Chittawar said that out of 100 patients of diabetes, there are about 10 patients are of type-1 diabetes and most of these patients are children. When the ability to make insulin is completely eliminated in the body, this condition is considered to be type-one diabetes. This can happen to a person of any age. In India, two of the three types of Type-1 diabetes are exposed in a mortal state such as kotosidosis.
Dr Jyotsna said that the cost of treatment of patients with weak social and economic background is a big trouble. For such patients, both government and private sectors will have to come forward for free arrangements of insulin, insulin injection, glucometer etc. She also said that there is a lack of specially trained physicians, so our effort is to ensure that the junior doctors along with DM to train the students of the curriculum in greater numbers to fill the gap of expert doctors.
Dr. Kaver said that the risk of type-2 diabetes in children is increasing due to obesity and eating habits. Keeping this in view, children's screening and awareness programs will be run for school going in the coming times so that more and more children can be protected against this disease.
Professor M.C. Sonagara said that one in 10 women is a victim of diabetes. Women with type 2 diabetes have a 10 times chance of getting heart disease. In the absence of proper treatment, problems arising due to eye and kidney disease are born to its patients making them difficult to treat.
In the press conference on the eve of World Diabetes Day, Assistant Professor, Gandhi Medical College, Dr. Sachin Chittawar, Pediatrician Dr. Jayshree Nadkarni, Head of Medicine Department Dr. K.K. Kaveray and Dean Professor M.C. Songra told media.
Dr. Chittawar said that out of 100 patients of diabetes, there are about 10 patients are of type-1 diabetes and most of these patients are children. When the ability to make insulin is completely eliminated in the body, this condition is considered to be type-one diabetes. This can happen to a person of any age. In India, two of the three types of Type-1 diabetes are exposed in a mortal state such as kotosidosis.
Dr Jyotsna said that the cost of treatment of patients with weak social and economic background is a big trouble. For such patients, both government and private sectors will have to come forward for free arrangements of insulin, insulin injection, glucometer etc. She also said that there is a lack of specially trained physicians, so our effort is to ensure that the junior doctors along with DM to train the students of the curriculum in greater numbers to fill the gap of expert doctors.
Dr. Kaver said that the risk of type-2 diabetes in children is increasing due to obesity and eating habits. Keeping this in view, children's screening and awareness programs will be run for school going in the coming times so that more and more children can be protected against this disease.
Professor M.C. Sonagara said that one in 10 women is a victim of diabetes. Women with type 2 diabetes have a 10 times chance of getting heart disease. In the absence of proper treatment, problems arising due to eye and kidney disease are born to its patients making them difficult to treat.
