Nigerians have been enjoined to go for diabetes screening when they notice frequent thirst, excessive urine and unexplained weight loss.
A Medical expert with the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, EKSUTH, Dr Samuel Daikwo gave the advice while speaking with Radio Nigeria in commemorativon of this year’s World Diabetes Day.
Dr. Daikwo who stressed that diabetes caused more than six million deaths annually, called for concerted efforts from individuals to pay attention to their health.
The medical doctor who emphasized that about six hundred million adults live with the disease worldwide, enjoined everyone to always seek doctor’s prescription in order to protect their lives from health hazards.
He however called for a stop to cigarettes smoking, alcoholism and stressed the need for thirty minutes physical fitness for five days a week in order to live a healthy life.
Dr Daikwo said anyone whose parents were living with diabetes, those who eat too much carbohydrates, obese people, those with high blood pressure and pregnant women with gestational diabetes could develop diabetes.
He emphasized that diabetes could lead to serious damage of the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, nerves, teeth as well as foot, hence the need to eat more proteinous food.
World Diabetes Day is celebrated every November 14, and the theme for this year is “Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps,”
