Poor diabetic children in Delhi to get free insulin

Many diabetic children from the economically weaker sections of the society in the national capital will be provided insulin free of cost, said a Delhi based diabetic centre on Sunday.

By: Editorial Team | | Updated: February 26, 2014 5:55 pm

Many diabetic children from the economically weaker sections of the society in the national capital will be provided insulin free of cost, said a Delhi based diabetic centre on Sunday.

‘Children with Type 1 diabetes need daily dose of insulin, regular monitoring of glucose level, periodic visits to the doctors and subsequent pathology tests, which becomes a bit unaffordable for the weaker section of the society,’ said Ashok Jhingan, diabetologist and chairman, DDRC. (Read: Diabetes – Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and complications)

All the children provided free insulin are between the age group of 0-18.

‘Initially we will provide free insulin to 150 children and slowly shall extend the reach to more children,’ Jinghan added.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a metabolic disease which is characterised by high blood sugar levels. It can be caused either due to the lack of insulin (type 1 diabetes) or because the body’s cells fail to respond to the insulin produced (type 2 diabetes). There’s another form of diabetes that afflicts pregnant women called gestational diabetes.

Symptoms

In diabetes, the body is unable to absorb glucose which leads to a host of problems. Here are some of the symptoms that could indicate diabetes:

1. Increase in appetite

2. Frequent urination

3. Feeling too thirsty

4. Loss of weight

5. Feeling fatigued all day long

6. Frequent infections

7. Poor wound healing

8. High irritability/Depression

9. Blurred vision (Read: Have you noticed these diabetes symptoms?)

With inputs from IANS

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Published : December 16, 2013 2:12 pm | Updated:February 26, 2014 5:55 pm

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