RAJSHAHI, Nov 15, 2018 (BSS)- Medical practitioners and specialists here
unanimously mentioned that creating mass-awareness can be the vital means of
reducing the number of patients sufferings from diabetics.
Terming the diabetic as silent killer and one of the major social burdens
they suggested creating adequate public awareness about the disease and
getting rid of it in leading a normal life.
They came up with the remarks while addressing a post-rally discussion at
conference of Diabetic Association General Hospital (DAGH) in Rajshahi city
on Wednesday. DAGH organized the discussion marking the World Diabetic Day-
2018.
Chaired by DAGH Vice-president Prof Nazrul Islam, the meeting was
addressed, among others, by its General Secretary Prof Dr Mamun Ur Rashid,
Chief Medical Officer Prof Dr Monwarul Haque, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr
Ayesha Siddiqua and Principal Nutrition Officer Dr Kaniz Hasnain.
The speakers suggested for healthy food habit and encourage people,
particularly the young generation, to prevent diabetes.
“People should follow a healthy and balanced food habit especially from
early childhood to prevent the silent killer diabetes,” suggested Professor
Mamun Ur Rashid.
He requested the educational institutions and parents to be careful so
that the new generation can grow up with healthy food habit.
Prof Monwarul Haque stressed the need for creating awareness to prevent
diabetes and called upon all public and private entities concerned including
civil society and media to come forward in this regard.
Living a healthy and normal life is possible by controlling this disease,
he added.
Prof Haque said about 80 percent people are not aware of the risks of the
silent killer disease diabetes which slowly destroy the immune system of
human body leading to death.
The Department of Endocrinology in Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) also
observed the day through rally and discussion.
RMC Principal Prof Nawshad Ali, Vice-principal Prof Bulbul Ahmed, Medicine
Professors Dr Khalilur Rahman and Dr Mahbubur Rahman Khan, Hepatology Prof Dr
Harun-Ur-Rashid, Pediatrics Prof Dr Sanaul Haque and Gynecology Prof Dr Saila
Jeshmin addressed the discussion.