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Updated: April 21, 2021, 2:56 p.m. IS
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]April 21 (ANI / NewsVoir): The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a dark shadow over the lives and health of populations around the world. Among the people most at risk of serious complications are those with diabetes.
In order to enable and maintain good control of diabetes for patients and thereby reduce their COVID risks, the Kauvery Hospital launched the Diabetes Helpline Center.
The 24 * 7 service is provided by trained medical professionals and nurses who respond to public questions and guide them to the appropriate expertise.
“COVID-19 and diabetes are a double blow to the patient. Many uncontrolled diabetes patients develop many complications. These can be divided into two microvascular complications (diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy, etc.) and macrovascular complications (heart attack, damage to main blood vessels) In general, diabetic Hba1c levels should be below 7. Higher levels make diabetics prone to infection or other complications, “said Dr. K. Baraneedharan, Senior Consultant Diabetologist at Kauvery Hospital Chennai.
A person with diabetes needs to keep certain parameters under control, including blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and liver and kidney function tests. People with diabetes are prone to developing complications like impaired vision, kidney dysfunction, nerve damage, heart disease, etc.
“The hotline must arrange advice and care for all stages of diabetes. People who are in the very early stages of diabetes or a stage before diabetes can seek advice on diet plans, wellness activities, etc. People who have complications such as diabetic Suffering from retinopathy or diabetes Diabetic neuropathy needs the right advice and guidance from the specialty. We also have a dedicated diabetic foot care management team that helps patients prevent diabetic foot and thereby prevent ulcers and amputations ” , added Dr. Baranee added.
“In these troubled times, it is important that we all be safe and take care of our general health. Staying home is just as important, and an initiative like this is definitely of great help to those seeking medical advice and recommendations. without doing this. ” I urge people to use such facilities and not ignore any state of health. I congratulate the Kauvery Hospital team on launching this remarkable initiative that will help the people at large, “said Latha Rajinikanth, educator and musician and chairman of the Shree Daya Foundation.
Dr. Commenting on the launch of the Diabetes Helpline Center, Manivannan Selvaraj, Founder and General Manager of the Kauvery Group of Hospital, said: “Aside from inheritance, environmental factors are major contributors to the incidence of diabetes. There has been an increase in the number of patients with new patients over the past year discovered diabetes and in patients with diabetes who develop early complications from a sedentary lifestyle because they avoid physical activity, work from home, glycemic diets, etc. The health of many of them continued to deteriorate as they did not seek treatment also seen that diabetes is the most common comorbidity that puts the lives of COVID patients at risk.
While we are fighting the pandemic, we are also focusing on stabilizing those comorbidities that put the lives of patients with COVID at risk. Diabetes leads these stresses. The Helpline Center helps people get quality information from the right expert. The COVID vaccination is one of our high hopes and the Pandemic Control Initiative and Hotline will also assist people with diabetes with their vaccine-related questions and concerns. “
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