RIDING ON THE WOES

Many health conditions are caused by deadly diseases that commence in a minor situation, and if not detected early enough, can cause long-term suffering. Diabetes is not exempted.

Diabetes is a chronic health condition caused by imbalanced blood sugar levels in the body. This condition if not detected and controlled at an early stage, can create severe health conditions and lifetime suffering.

World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that the disease may lead to kidney failure, loss of eyesight, heart problems, stroke, and even lower limb amputation, which can cause loss of lives at an early age.

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) further indicates that approximately 537 Million people worldwide have diabetes, and the number keeps increasing yearly. By December 2021, reports and data indicated that China was the leading country with a large number of diabetic people, reporting 116 million, followed by India, which reported 77 million, and the United States of America took third place with 31 million diabetic patients.

https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/which-countries-have-the-highest-rates-of-diabetes/

According to the Diabetes Index, 2020 alone recorded 8.8 million people with type 1 diabetes, with approximately 3.7 million diabetic type one mortality worldwide.

The reports further indicate that Kuwait, one of the countries in the Middle East, has a total of 34,544 people living with type 1 diabetes, and the victims are mostly young adults between the ages of 16 to 26. In addition, the Diabetes Index indicates that every year there is an increment of people living with type 1 diabetes in Kuwait by 8.2% compared to type 2, which increases yearly by 6.1.

https://www.t1dindex.org/countries/kuwait/

Kuwait is a small wealthy country due to the discovery of oil with a huge expatriate workforce. Much of the workforce has contributed to rapid urbanization, leading to a lack of physical exercise. Physical exercise is a major fighter for diabetes; without it, many Kuwaitis have developed this non-communicable disease.

Studies from World Health Organization and other scientists show that type 1 diabetes needs multiple injections and proper monitoring, but Kuwaitis do not have time to check on themselves, especially their young adults. This has contributed to the increase in diabetic mortality annually.

According to the Kuwait health ministry, a normal Kuwaiti has a lifespan of 77 years, but 21 years are lost when someone gets type 1 diabetes. This reduces lifespan to 56 years.

Research from Diabetes Index shows that if insulin is used, each strip adds an hour of life; therefore, an additional 3.8 years of life could be restored. According to DI, by 2022, Kuwait had lost 2,555 lives to diabetes, with type 1 leading. In addition, 812 people died because of the lack of insulin, and the remaining deaths were caused by other complications like heart problems attributed to diabetes.


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Generally, Kuwait is one of the gulf counties with the largest diabetes burdens especially type 1. The increasing number of diabetes, obesity, and associated diseases across all segments of society, enforce a substantial burden on Kuwait’s health system. Gulf Cooperation introduced a sugar exercise tax in 2017, which the Kuwait government was invited to implement in 2020 to regulate non-communicable disease infection. Public health intervention has also led to stabilization and a fall in diabetes incidence over the past decade in some countries. Kuwait’s government and citizens need to follow suit if it is to regulate and minimize its growing diabetes pandemic

Life is very important, and research from different scientists and organizations, including World Health Organization, states that the rise in Diabetic diseases is alarming. And in the next 20 years, more than 700 million people worldwide will have diabetes, and mortality rates will go high.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diabetes

The governments are getting informed that without effective education, prevention actions, and control sensitizations, the disease will likely continue to increase well into the future and cause deaths. Therefore, their health ministries should educate citizens on self-monitoring, frequent physical body exercise, practicing food balanced diet, and medication follow-up in case living with diabetes to reduce and regulate the infection of this deadly incurable disease.

 

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  1. Anonymous25 December 2022 at 22:37

    Life saving stories as always,good job. Good insight.

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  2. Maria15 January 2023 at 20:58

    This is a good read. Good job 👏🏼

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