Diabetes prevntioen necessitates a healthy diet and lifestyle change.

Diabetes prevntioen necessitates a healthy diet and lifestyle change.

"In the case of diabetes, prevention is the most cost-effective alternative. Dr Felicia Anumah, a Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology, a Diabetologist, and the current Dean Faculty of Clinical Sciences University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, says, "With a good diet and lifestyle, we may prevent the fatal illness."

"Unfortunately, Nigeria has a high out-of-pocket spending, and because diabetes is a chronic condition, many individuals cannot afford to pay for care and drugs." One of the ways ahead is to raise insurance knowledge and improve coverage, particularly in the informal sector," she noted.

Tobacco use, hazardous alcohol use, physical inactivity, and a poor diet are all risk factors for diabetes and other Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). Underlying risk factors include aging, growing urbanization, and globalization. "Family history is also a role; if one parent has diabetes, one has a 40% probability of having it, and if both parents have diabetes, one has a 60% chance of developing it."

"People go from a naturally healthy diet to a harmful "civilized" diet. We eat processed foods heavy in salt, oil, and sugar, which raises our blood glucose and makes people think it's a symbol of wealth. We are designed to burn all of the calories we consume, and if we don't, extra fat builds up. "When blood sugar levels are high, it causes problems in the eyes, brain, heart, kidneys, nerves, and blood vessels." Dr. Anumah described the complications as "devastating, mutilating, and costly."

Every year on November 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) observes World Diabetes Day to promote awareness of diabetes as a worldwide public health concern and what needs to be done, collectively and individually, to improve diabetes prevention, diagnosis, and management. The topic for this year is "Diabetic Care Access."When it comes to diabetic treatment in Nigeria, Dr. Anumah says that, while diabetes is still a complicated condition that need the expertise of specialists, there is a scarcity of diabetes specialists in the nation. The majority of individuals put off seeking treatment and may visit a Primary Health Care Center (PHC) before visiting a specialist. They only show up when the illness has progressed to the point of blindness, amputation, and/or organ failure. Preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes can be accomplished by a nutritious diet, frequent physical activity, keeping a healthy body weight, and avoiding tobacco use.

Insulin is the primary therapy for diabetes, according to the WHO, and it helps nine million people with type one diabetes manage their illness. Insulin is critical for the more than 60 million patients with type 2 diabetes who want to avoid kidney failure, blindness, and limb amputation.

However, one out of every two persons is affected.Diabetes affects around 422 million people globally, the majority of whom live in low- and middle-income countries, and diabetes is directly responsible for 1.5 million fatalities per year. Over the last few decades, both the number of cases and the prevalence of diabetes have significantly increased. WHO's World Health Organization (WHO)

According to the Nigerian Noncommunicable Diseases Profile, 1% of Nigerians have diabetes.

WHO Nigeria is assisting the Federal Ministry of Health in implementing the National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Multisectoral Action Plan, which defines important goals for NCD prevention and management, including diabetes, for the period 2019-2025. WHO is supporting the WHO Package of Essential NCDs Interventions, which is targeted at enhancing NCDs interventions at the Primary Health Care level in selected institutions in the FCT, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and the FCT Human and Health Services Secretariat.

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