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Volume 8, Issue 10 (Suppl) J Diabetes Metab
ISSN: 2155-6156 JDM, an open access journal Herbal Diabetes 2017
November 02-04, 2017
November 02-04, 2017 Bangkok, Thailand
23rd International Conference on
Herbal and Alternative Remedies for
Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders
Diabetes awareness
Agnes George
Mind & Body Healthy Lifestyle Company, UK
The aim is to educate the audience through the provision of information on diabetes. This disease is far too prevalent in
our society and unfortunately there is no cure! What is currently practiced is an attempt to control one's blood sugar with
medications which themselves have adverse effects on the body. It is for this reason that I believe that the only effective way
to treat diabetes is by its prevention. I will therefore focus on attempts at preventing this disease. Among the various attempts
of prevention are: (1) healthy lifestyle (2) weight management and (3) physical activity. Having observed the devastation
caused by the disease, affected individuals suffer from head to toe. The brain is affected with increased incidence of Alzheimer
and Dementia among individuals who suffer with the disease. There is an increased incidence of visual disturbances which
may lead to blindness. The circulatory disturbances lead to foot ulcers, the diabetic foot and worst amputations. There is an
increased incidence of heart disease, myocardial infarction and strokes among diabetes. And in men there is an increased
incidence of impotence with diabetes which has its effects on family life and the man's self-esteem. Every 17 seconds, a patient
in the World is diagnosed with diabetes. Researchers argues more than 371 million people across the Globe have diabetes.
This figure is predicted to rise over 550 million by 2030. There is an urgent need to address this disease. After this devastating
information, the good news is the condition is preventable. So, the next time you are tempted to overindulge in the foods we
love, remember you may be eating yourself into a disease state for which there is no cure.
J Diabetes Metab 2017, 8:10 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6156-C1-073