As many as 3.16 million people in Vietnam, or 5.29 percent of its population, are suffering from diabetes, and the figure may rise to 3.4 million in 2030, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has warned.
> Cases of diabetes rise by 211% after 10 yrs” />The figures were released at a press conference held by the Ministry of Health and the Novo Nordisk on Saturday to announce the Festival on Prevention of Diabetes in 2013 – a program that is aimed at easing the burden caused by diabetes on society in Vietnam.
According to IDF’s Diabetes Atlas, the above 3.16 million diabetics are in the age from 20 to 79.
Last year, glucose tolerance disorder, which is shown through high blood glucose (blood sugar) affected 5.4 million people in Vietnam.
Recently, at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss ways to implement the 2013 plan for diabetes prevention and control, experts warned 5.7 percent of the country’s population are with diabetes.
This figure is about 0.3 percent higher than that of IDF.
Meanwhile, the rate of people with pre-diabetes and glucose tolerance disorder is 12.8 percent.
Also according to a report issued at the conference, which was jointly organized by HCMC Nutrition Center and the city Health Department, the number of diabetics in Vietnam has increased by 211 percent after 10 years.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the rate of diabetics is 6.5 percent and the rate of glucose tolerance disorder is 12.8 percent, the highest in the country.
These rates are very high in the world, the center said.
| Three types of diabetes There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes. In type-1 diabetics, their bodies do not produce insulin and this condition may be referred as insulin-dependent diabetes. In type 2 diabetics, their bodies do not produce enough insulin for proper function, or the cells in the body do not react to insulin. Approximately 90 percent of all cases of diabetes worldwide are of this type. Meanwhile, gestational diabetes affects females during pregnancy. All types of diabetes are treatable. Patients with type 1 are treated with regular insulin injections, as well as a special diet and exercise. Patients with Type 2 diabetes are usually treated with tablets, exercise and a special diet, but sometimes insulin injections are also required. If diabetes is not adequately controlled the patient has a significantly higher risk of developing eye, foot, and skin complications, heart problems, hypertension, mental disorders, hearing loss, longer time of healing of cuts or lesions, and others. |
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