On the morning of November 16, he shared at the 10th Hanoi Endocrine – Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Conference taking place in Hanoi with the message “Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases”. urinary tract – diabetes”, Associate Professor, PhD.
In Vietnam, it is estimated that about 7 million people have the disease, but up to half of them do not know they have the disease.
Diabetics suffer from complications that increase medical costs and reduce quality of life.
Speaking at the conference, Dr.
“In 2023, the Hanoi Health Insurance Fund will spend about 1,000 billion VND to treat this disease for people. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg, because in reality, many diabetes patients We have to buy more medicine abroad; many people have diabetes but don’t know they have it,” Mr. Hung said.
According to Associate Professor Quan, half of people with diabetes do not know they have the disease, this is a huge risk.
Meanwhile, if not controlled and treated, diabetes can cause many dangerous complications such as heart, kidney, eye complications, nerve damage, foot damage… Diabetic patients The risk of heart failure is 5 times higher than that of people without the disease. sick.
Not only is the number of people with this disease increasing rapidly, but diabetes is also getting younger.
According to this expert, diabetes is a chronic disease that requires lifelong treatment with medication, diet and exercise.
However, people with diabetes are very confused by widespread advertisements on the Internet and social networks about “a diabetes treatment method”, causing many patients to stop taking medication, thereby increasing the risk of diabetes. Serious complications, even death.
Therefore, Associate Professor Quan recommends that people can prevent the risk of diabetes by exercising regularly, eating healthy to maintain a moderate weight and avoiding obesity.
Every person should control their blood pressure and risk of chronic diseases.
“Control risk factors: Hypertension, dyslipidemia, overweight and obesity are factors that need great attention. Get regular health check-ups, treat diabetes as soon as possible and follow the regimen according to instructions,” Associate Professor Quan recommended.
Mr. Quan also noted that everyone is at risk of diabetes, but the risk is higher in overweight and obese people;
Therefore, this is the group of people who need to pay attention to getting examined to detect the disease early, if any.
The 10th Hanoi Open Endocrine Conference – Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in 2024 has the participation of speakers and group leaders who are leading professors, doctors, and experts in the country, with many Years of experience in diagnosing and treating complex endocrine diseases.
This is a forum for sharing, updating, and training the latest professional knowledge on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of endocrine diseases and metabolic disorders to improve the capacity of doctors and technical staff. technicians and nurses across the country.
