‘Loose talk’ about diabetics
Diabetics should not be concerned about talk of giving up work, according to Professor Don Beaven, president of the Society for the Study of Diabetes. Dr Beaven said that the society was concerned at loose talk about people with diabetes giving up work, particularly Ministers of the Crown. Often there was prejudice against diabetes when all that was needed was education and assistance to manage the disorder. About four or five out of every 100 adults and a quarter of those aged 75 or more had diabetes, said Dr Beaven. With the education
programmes now available people should be able to adjust their own treatment and maintain their blood sugar levels. The Christchurch Diabetic Centre has been functioning for about five years, he said. Doctors could diagnose patients, give them a course of treatment and directions, and send them to the centre for an education programme of about 20 hours. The programme included learning about what made blood sugar go higher or lower so that the treatment could be adjusted accordingly.- The programme was sensitive to what diabetics wanted to know, he said.
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