Only one in 10 Indians aware of
damage to blood vessels during diabetes
New Delhi: With Diabetes being the
theme for World Health
Day this year, health experts have said that only 10 percent of
Indians were aware that diabetes in its later stages damages blood vessels of
the eyes, heart, nerves, feet and kidneys.
The experts said that 90 percent of
people in developing countries, including India and Sri Lanka, consider
diabetes to be a trivial diseases, which can be controlled throughout their
lives merely on insulin dose.
"Diabetes is called a silent
disease because many people do not know about it even if they are suffering
from it. High sugar level in blood is called hyperglycemia. It can cause damage
to very small blood vessels of eyes, heart, nerves, feet, and kidneys,"
said Dhiraj Malik, head of emergency and critical care at Saroj Super
Speciality.
On the harm diabetes causes to various
parts of the body, Malik said: "Damage of eye vessels can cause blindness
or other major vision problems while the damage of heart vessels completely
stops the supply of oxygen to your heart and brain."
"Fat can build up in the blood
vessels as well. This can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Diabetes can harm
the feet in two ways. First, it can damage the body's nerves. Nerve damage
stops the patient from feeling pain, while another way diabetes can cause
damage to the patient's feet is from poor blood circulation," said
Malik.
Experts said that having high levels of
sugar in the blood for many years can damage the blood vessels that bring
oxygen to some nerves. Damaged nerves may stop sending pain signals.
According to the World Health
Organisation, the number of diabetics in India doubled in 13 years, from 32
million in 2000 to 63 million in 2013 and is likely to surge to 101.2 million
in the next two years.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
06.04.2016
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