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Diabetes prevalence alarmingly increasing in Bangladesh
Diabetes prevalence Is alarmingly increasing in Bangladesh as the "disease of civilisation" is on spread worldwide, specially in the developing countries, reports UNB.
Some 44 lakh people are suspected being affected by diabetes in the country, said M Abu Sayeed. Research Officer of BIRDEM. the pioneer medicare centre for the diabetics.
Referring to a study conducted by him and his associates on around 2.500 people of both urban and rural areas, he said the prevalence of diabetes among rich people both in urban and rural areas was found higher than that of the poor
“Diabetes Is a disease of civilisation. Sayeed said, adding In Bangladesh, unplanned development, change of lifestyle such as consumption of processed food then nat ural food, lack of physical ac-
tivities and pollution are the major causes of rapidly Increasing diabetes.
According to Indian opinion. malnutrition is also a major cause of diabetes, he pointed out. Some 40 to 45 per cent of the underweight babies (body weight less than 2.5 kg) suffer from diabetes at their age of above 30.
Some 8 per cent of 30 to 64-year-old people suffer from diabetes In urban while 4 per cent in rural areas.
On the other hand, about 5 per cent have IGT (Impaired Glucose Tolerance) in urban while about 12 per cent In rural people
IGT is a preliminary stage of diabetes, and the study of the consciences of IGT shows that some 33 per cent fall into dla betes 33 per cent back to nor mal condition and rest sus tained in IGT
The researcher said short female has more possibilities of diabetes than the tall.
When contacted. Principal Research Officer Liaquat Ali of the diabetic hospital said 3,000 diabetics are getting medicare service at BIRDEM everyday Such number of patients at a time is the highest in any health-care institution across the world." he observed.
Liaquat Ali Informed that about 2 lakh patients currently had been registered of which 1 5 lakh in BIRDEM and rest in other centres In the country.
He said the expenditure of BIRDEM during last few years had increased rapidly About Tk 10 crore was spent In 1991 92 while the spendings shot up to about Tk 35 crore in 1995-96 fiscal Free service expenditure was about 5 crore in 1991 92 while it rose to around Tk 10 crore In 1995-96.