India is a developing country amounts to nearly 7 crores known diabetic patients. Awareness regarding diabetes, foot care, and end organ damages are very poor. At this juncture all sectors of physicians and diabetologists to create awareness is very important factor to control progressive DM. To strengthen this awareness program a new plan of action as be outlined to tackle this burning issue.
Keywords: diabetes mellitus, health education and awareness program
Diabetes, Foot related awareness & clinical status were evaluated in 600 consecutive patients utilizing structural questionnaire & Medical evaluation:
Rural population are becoming more & more Diabetic & Hypertensive in our country because of more consumption of Rice, Lack of Exercise, and Consumption of more red meat and leading more stressful life.
Majority of the patients in all the sectors had not received either Diabetes Awareness, Foot Health Education & Importance of DPN from Physicians or General Practitioner. Majority of the medical colleges are not having separate Diabetic Department and physicians are not much trained in diabetes or oriented towards diabetes. General practitioners also not much trained in diabetes and its complications. Trained centers are very less in our country. Majority of the patients are not much aware regarding diabetes and its complications. They are under the impression, once if they take treatement same medication will be continued. Until they get some in tolerable problem like Burning feet, furanancles, itching sensation and excessive urination in the night. Regular consultation for Diabetes is very poor in all the sectors.
In the rural / semi urban /urban setting, knowledge & awareness about Glycemic Level, Foot Health, HTN Management is very poor. Formal Health Education & cancelling virtually nonexistent. DPN Assessment & Management at the community level with sincerity can be expected to yield very high health care in terms or reducing most of the complications. Management of Diabetes in all the sectors at the present setting is sub optimal & expected goals were not reached. There is a need for quality improvement & lifestyle modification initiative that enhance the level of care received by all Diabetic patients. Government should take this issue very seriously and try to implement at the earliest to get some good result.1−10
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