Diabetes-prevention&control

By,Himani MalhotraFinal MBBS part I

WHAT? HOW?DIAGNOSIS?BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS-

HOW TO PREVENT & CONTROL IT and why do we need to control & prevent it!

Global prevalance of diabetes- case study by WHO

Why?

LEVELS OF PREVENTIONPrimordial early childhood

(preventing risk factors) Health promotion & lifestyle modifications

Primary Before the onset of disease

Health promotion & lifestyle modification

Secondary Early diagnosis Screening & managementTertiary Prevent complications &

rehabilitation.

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS

PHYSIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS

DISEASE OUTCOMES

Unhealthy dietPhysical inactivityTobacco useAlcohol usestress

BMI(obesity)Blood pressureBlood glucosecholestrol

Heart diseaseStrokediabetes

PRIMARYPREVENTION

SECONDARYPREVENTION

TERTIARY PREVENTION

Primary Prevention

Stop smoking,

stop tobacco,

stop alcohol

Physical

activity

Weight

loss

Secondary prevention

Body mass index Blood

Glucose monitor

Waistcircumfrence

cholesterol

Tertiary prevention

Regular checkups, medication and diet prevent

Arthritis,Heart diseases,Foot diseases,

Skin infections,glaucoma,

AndAsthama.

RehabilitationRehabilitation in diabetic patients has two

aspects: prevention and physical rehabilitation.

Recommendations

References- 1- NCD Resources training module for NPDCS for health workers(http://searo.who.int)

2-WHO Global Prevalence of Diabetes Estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030(http://www.who.int)

3-Prevention of diabetes- Dr Abir Youssef4-Diabetes prevention & control- Seema Daud5- Textbook of preventive & social medicine- K. Park6- video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBEos6davfI