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Ceylinco Diabetes Centre promotes diabetes screening in November

Unveils month-long incentive scheme in support of World Diabetes Day initiatives:

Sweet treats may be anathema to diabetics, but the Ceylinco Diabetes Centre intends to encourage greater numbers of Sri Lankans to undergo testing for the disease this November by sweetening what could normally be a reluctant visit to its precincts.

Ceylinco Healthcare Centre

Free tests, discounts, chances to win valuable prizes and a special screening package for diabetes are available to those who use the services of the Centre throughout the month as part of an effort to combat the spread of diabetes and support initiatives around the world connected with World Diabetes Day, on November 14.

Ceylinco Diabetes Centre Senior Medical Officer Dr. Charuky Weerasuriya said, “We continue to organise activities to promote awareness of the importance of screening for diabetes, because early detection and proper management of the disease can prevent or delay some of its worst consequences.”

A comprehensive diabetes screening package at a special discounted price is available at the Centre in November. This includes a consultation session and a complete physical examination by a doctor, computation of Body Mass Index (BMI), check for visual acuity, Fasting Blood Sugar test (FBS), HbA1C test, lipid profile, Urine for Micro Albumin Test, Serum Creatinine test, ECG, Fundus Photograph (photograph of retina), consultation with an Eye Surgeon and a session with a diabetes educator.

The Centre will provide those who undergo screening with a detailed report based on the results of the tests. They will also be provided an opportunity to discuss the reports with a doctor at the Centre.

Those who undergo diabetes screening will also receive a free foot assessment and an ear checkup which includes an Audiogram, Typhanogram and Otoscopic examination, the Centre said.

In addition, anyone who obtains a diabetes screening package from the Centre in November 2011 will be eligible to win one of 15 Blood Glucose Monitors, used to test the concentration of glucose in the blood.

All tests, consultations and treatment at the Ceylinco Diabetes Centre located at Park Street Colombo 2 take place in a comfortable non-hospital atmosphere.

A highly specialised outpatient clinic for screening, detection and management of diabetes and its complications, the Centre conducts clinics in Diabetology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Vascular, Diet and Nutrition. An in-house Medical Laboratory is equipped to conduct a comprehensive range of diagnostic tests, while the Centre’s Diabetes shop provides diabetic medications and other diabetes related products.


Nawaloka Hospital’s ‘Serene’ Diabetes Centre marks World Diabetes Day

In an attempt to create a greater awareness of this disease, which is fast increasing in pandemic proportions, even more than HIV/AIDS, Nawaloka Hospital’s ‘Serene’ Diabetes Centre will commemorate World Diabetes Day (November 14) with a special programme where a series of Diabetes related activities will be held at the hospital premises on November 16, commencing 7.30 a.m.

The ‘Serene’ Diabetes Centre will see Nawaloka Hospital once more in the forefront with an elaborate public health awareness programme being conducted, in keeping with the hospital’s CSR initiatives.

Fasting Blood Sugar tests will be done with the medical officers interpreting the reports then and there and giving advice free, while cookery demonstrations on the preparation of healthy food by the Nawaloka Hospital chefs, as well as interactive sessions with leading Consultant Diabetologists, are all part of the day’s activities.

“WHO figures estimate that the number of Diabetics worldwide will rise to 380 million by the year 2025, while those affected by Impaired Glucose Tolerance [IGT] will rise to 418 million, with an estimated 7 million people developing Diabetes every year”, said Nawaloka Hospital’s Director and General Manager Professor Lal Chandrasena. “Of these figures the highest prevalence rates will be in developing countries like ours. It is estimated that currently 10.3 % of our adult population [above 20] are affected by Diabetes,

while by the year 2030 this figure is expected to reach 14 %. Of this figure the urban prevalence of Diabetes is 16.4%, with Rural being estimated at 8.7%, with females being the worst affected at 10.9 % and males at 9.8 %. It is also interesting to note that the number of newly diagnosed Diabetics is notably in the younger age group, especially between 20-30”. Professor Chandrasena went on to say that one of the most alarming features of Diabetes is that up to 50% of those affected are unaware that they suffer from this dreaded disease. “Furthermore those affected by Diabetes could expect a reduction in life expectancy of up to 5-10 years, while it is well-known and documented that Diabetes affects your heart, kidneys, nervous system, as well as the eyes”, he said.

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