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Home / Health News / Odisha has 4.2 million diabetic patients against the country’s 70 million

Odisha has 4.2 million diabetic patients against the country’s 70 million

By: Editorial Team   | | Updated: February 26, 2015 10:59 am
Tags: Diabetes diagnosis  Diabetes in India  Diabetes screening  In the news  Odisha  
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Diabetes is one of the fast growing lifestyle disorder that can be effectively managed with few lifestyle modifications and eating a healthy diet. Characterized by high blood sugar levels in the body, this condition affects the body s ability to either produce insulin or to use insulin effectively. Also Read - Diabetes: Epigenetic changes precede onset of the disease

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The Odisha government has decided to this year examine all people aged above 30 for diabetes in the state’s 10 districts. The government authorities will examine over 46 lakh people including pregnant women, elderly people, and patients of TB, HIV/AIDS for diabetes in 10 districts, Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said here Wednesday. These districts are Cuttack, Puri, Ganjam, Khurda, Sambalpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh and Angul. Here are 10 home remedies to treat diabetes.

While the state government has launched National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in five districts to detect the disease, it will be extended to another 10 districts and later to all the districts of the state, he added. About seven percent of the people have been detected being diabetic in five districts where the government carried out the screening. The minister said the government is providing free medicine and treatment to the affected people. Also Read - Is diabetes sneaking up on you? Early signs you should look out for

Diabetes is not a death sentence. It is a lifestyle disease that one can manage and live with. There are simple, natural ways to keep blood sugar levels under check and hence reduce complications. However, please do take your doctor s advice seriously and consult him/her before trying anything new. Here are some home remedies to control diabetes, naturally.

Health secretary Arati Ahuja said the department is trying to identify the disease from primary-level and doctors were being trained to provide a better health care to the patients in the state. According to sources, Odisha has 4.2 million diabetic patients against the country’s 70 million.

With inputs from IANS

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Published : February 26, 2015 10:32 am | Updated:February 26, 2015 10:59 am
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