CTA Department of Health makes a statement on World Diabetes Day

Tibetans share concerns with other people worldwide about the rising incidence of diabetes and its' associated complications. Kalon Dr. Tsering Wangchuk of the Department of Health of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has commented about this illness on World Diabetes Day, as reported upon by the Central Tibetan Administration. World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization to deal with growing concerns about the escalating health threat which diabetes now presents us with.

Wangchuk raises an awareness of the critical role of education and prevention in the fight against diabetes. The growing problem with diabetes is no joke. The World Health Organization says close to 3.4 million people died from complications which were caused by diabetes in 2010. About 347 million people across the world suffer from diabetes. About 20% of these deaths occur in developed countries, with about 80 % of deaths occurring in undeveloped and developing countries.

Diabetes has become one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases amongst the Tibetan people. Because of the prevalence with which it is seen in Tibetan clinics, the Tibetans must educate their own community in more depth about diabetes. Tibetans need to educate their youngsters, students, adults and the elderly in order to prevent them from becoming sick or even dying from this disease.

Tibetans are being encouraged to concentrate on educating their health care professionals so that they will be able to educate the Tibetan people on how to avoid getting diabetes, while providing treatment of diabetes for patients who already suffer from the disease. These initiatives should help Tibetans to better confront the problem of diabetes.

source: www.examiner.com