Importance of Diabetes Awareness: The Lack of Knowledge About Diabetes Can Be Fatal For Diabetics

Diabetes is one of the most life threatening disease if not address correctly. It may lead to health complications such as kidney failure, blindness or amputation. The main reason why diabetic people suffer and died because of lack knowledge about the illness. And according to research about 24,000 passed away each year because of the NHS neglect to give diabetics,knowledge about the proper care of the said disease.

For the past 13 years NICE, the National Institute Of Health and Care Excellence, suggested that diabetic people must have a certain program to teach them how to keep track of their sugar level. Watch their weight and learn about the complications. Only a few attendees came to the seminar. It seems no one invited them or monitored the attendance properly. The Charity Diabetes UK believed that the 24,000 deaths and the 7,000 cases of amputation can be stopped if diabetics can look after the sickness carefully.

A type 1 diabetic, Theresa May knows how take care of her condition she is very attentive in watching over her diabetes. The Study shows the expectation of a diabetic patient at 55 yrs old has a life span of 8 years. For those who are careful may stay until 76 years old.

The Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, Chris Askew admits, "Diabetes is a very serious and complex health condition that requires constant self-management.. This can be extremely overwhelming, yet people with diabetes may only see their GPs and nurses a few times year, and if they fail to manage their diabetes effectively the results can be devastating..This is why it is essential that everyone with diabetes has a chance to learn about how to manage their condition well." There are more than three million people in Britain living with diabetes, but the report also finds that just 41 per cent of people with Type 2 diabetes and 19 per cent of people with Type 1 diabetes in England and Wales are meeting their targets for blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol."

Askew even adds, "Diabetes is the fastest-growing health threat facing our nation and if we don't get better at supporting people with diabetes to stay healthy we will continue to see high rates of debilitating complications and early death for many people with the condition as well as rising costs to the NHS."n-