Diabetes drive is planned.A month-long awareness campaign to mark the World Diabetes Day will be launched in Bahrain on Saturday. The International Diabetes Federation The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is a worldwide alliance of 200 diabetes associations in more than 150 countries, who have come together to enhance the lives of people with diabetes everywhere. For over 50 years, IDF has been at the vanguard of global diabetes advocacy. is organising the event under a five-year slogan "Diabetes Education and Prevention". "A weekly message featuring posters will be distributed with local newspapers", family and diabetes consultant Dr Rabha Sabha Salman said. The move features ads, leaflets and emails, in addition to random SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. messages as part of the campaign. Bahrain joins other nations in marking the day as diabetes may become the nation's silent killer silent killer Silent lesion Medtalk Popular for a condition that may progress to very advanced stages before manifesting itself clinically in the coming years. A recent survey showed that 14.3 per cent of the Bahraini population is suffering from the disease. The study also revealed other diabetes-related problems, prompting health officials to sound the alarm bells. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. updated statistics 40.6pc of Bahrainis have cholesterol while 38.2pc suffer from blood pressure. During the first week of the campaign, factors conducive to diabetes type 2 and warning signs will be highlighted. In the second week, the focus will be on the nature of diabetes for people to get a deeper understanding of the disease. During the third week, people will be given tips to avoid developing diabetes or reduce its levels. The fourth week will seek to promote diabetes treatment and contain its potential complications. "A workshop will also be held at the Gulf Hotel to give an update on diabetes", Dr Salman said. "Preparations are also in full swing to conduct a drawing competition at intermediate and secondary schools and winners will be announced in April. People were also urged to take a half-an-hour walk daily and reconsider their eating habits and lifestyles. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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