Kolkata, Howrah hit hard by diabetes
Really. Insulin can cause dangerously low blood sugar Okay this one is possible, but not likely. People with type 2 diabetes tend to be at lower risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) than those with type 1. A prolonged episode of low blood sugar could cause a loss of consciousness or coma. Still, most people with type 2 can easily recognize the symptoms, which include anxiety, shaky hands, sweating, and an urge to eat. Consuming a bit of sugara few Life Savers, diluted juice, or glucose tabletsquickly reverses the low blood sugar.
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Diabetes Teams With NPs, PAs Mostly Successful
They identified more than 2,500 patients from ages 23 to 102 and examined 20 areas of quality. Of the 261 primary care panels studied, 55% had team care with PAs and NPs to some degree. Another 39% had only a physician, while 5% consisted solely of a PA or NP. Results showed differences between outcomes for highly complex patients if they were treated by teams with NPs and PAs compared with physicians alone. For example, teams that included NPs and PAs and that didn’t treat highly complex patients were 54% less likely to have poor versus good glycemic control (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.22-0.97). However, teams with NPs and PAs that treated complex patients showed a 1.8 times greater odds of having poor versus good glycemic control (95% CI: 1.21-2.67).
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While 3.5%-5.7% of Bengal’s population is diabetic, the figure shoots up for Kolkata (12%) and Howrah (13.2%). “There are mainly three districts – Kolkata, Howrah and Burdwan (8.7%) – where the rate of diabetes is higher than other areas because of mass urbanization coupled with stress-related problems. Diabetes can be controlled if treated at an early stage but most people come to us very late, sometimes even 10 years late, so the chances of getting cured become remote,” said Subhankar Chowdhury, secretary of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India ( RSSDI ). “We will organize a Madumeha Mela (Diabetes Fair) at Netaji Indoor stadium on November 13, which will be inaugurated by minister of state for health Chandrima Bhattacharya. Here, people can get their blood sugar checked, measure their body fat percentage, estimate the possibility of heart attack and stroke and have their eyes examined for diabetic retinopathy,” Chowdhury said. The organization will illuminate MP Birla Planetarium in blue light – the colour for diabetes.
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