V. Shanta, Chairperson, Cancer Institute, Adyar, handing over the M.V.
Centre for Diabetes Senior Citizen Outpatient privilege card to P.V.
Ramasamy, at a function in Chennai on Saturday. Vijay Viswanathan,
managing director of M V Hospital for Diabetes, is in the picture.
Number of patients in India high compared to other nations
The consumption of high-fat, energy-dense, fast food
leads to diabetes, said V. Shantha, Chairperson, Cancer Institute, here
on Saturday.
Speaking after launching the M.V. Centre
for Diabetes Senior Citizen Outpatient Privilege Card, she said that
the number of people afflicted with diabetes in India was high compared
to other countries. This was due to food habits and lack of exercise.
Thanks
to advances in the medical field, many diseases could be cured. The
medical fraternity had moved from cure to control. As far as the
non-communicable diseases — cancer, diabetes and cardio-vascular
diseases — were concerned, the thrust area should be prevention. Care,
cure and control should be the motto to tackle these health problems.
Vijay
Viswanathan, managing director, M.V. Hospital for Diabetes, said that
annually 4.6 million people died around the world due to diabetes, of
which 48 per cent of people were below the age of 60.
In
the United States, diabetes patients could avail themselves of
insurance polices whereas such patients in India were not included under
the insurance cover and had to spend from their pocket.
His
organisation had decided help senior citizens aged above 80 years for
whom the hospital would provide treatment for diabetes at 50 per cent of
the total cost.
The privilege card had been introduced for this purpose.
Ninety-nine-year-old
patient P. V. Ramasamy of Sivaganga district, who is suffering from
diabetes for more than 25 years, shared his views and said his
restricted diet habit and regular intake of medicines on time without
fail had helped him live longer.
On the occasion, the hospital honoured 25 octogenarians who survived with diabetes.
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