Diabetes registers proving to be a success

Nov 17, 2009 News

The diabetes registers established by the Ministry of Health is proving to be a success for doctors who now get the opportunity to keep track of their patients and ensure that they utilise the correct medication.
In Region Two, there are 226 persons on the diabetes register at the Suddie Hospital.
According to Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, the hospital monitors each person in order to assess the evolvement of the disease.
It was noted that of the 226, a mere five have Type One diabetes (insulin-dependent) which occurs mostly in children.
There are 240 complications being experienced by those living with the disease, as 209 of them have hypertension and 4 living with renal failure and five of them have had strokes. “So this is what the registry does. It gives us an idea and we know where they live so we can monitor them,” Minister Ramsammy said.
Additionally, he explained that there are 41 persons on the registry who are between 15 and 44 years old, while in fact there are two persons who are between five and 14 years old that live with the disease.
But the diabetes registry also assists the Health Ministry in monitoring the amount of drugs being used by each hospital, thus minimising the possibility of persons stealing drugs from the bond.
The registry also reduces the waiting time at hospitals and health centres, as doctors and nurses do not wait for people to show up with the illness, but they can now monitor patients from their homes so as to delay some of the complications experienced. They can manage the disease better in identifying the risk factors at an early stage.
Currently in Guyana, there are approximately 7,000 persons living with diabetes. In effectively tackling the issue, the Health Minister explained that there are presently foot care programmes in the Primary Health Care system. There are 26 health facilities in Guyana that have foot care programmes where screening of certain kinds of foot problems is done.
By the 2010, Dr. Ramsammy said that there would be more than 50 health facilities in Guyana which will provide screening.
The Health Ministry has embarked on a public awareness campaign to teach citizens to examine their feet. Because of this, there has been a 63 percent reduction of amputation in Guyana in the last two years.

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