Almost 15 percent of Yemen populace 'diabetes patients'

SANA'A, Aug. 22 (Saba) -
Diabetes patients in Yemen form 12-15 percent of the total populace, with most of
the patients
in continuous pain and difficulties associated with diagnosis and medications,
www.newsyemen.net quoted head of the Diabetes Patients Association as saying.
On helping the patients, Zayed Atif thanked the ministry of Public Health and
Population for alleviating financial problems facing the Yemeni patients with
diabetes, saying
the ministry always works to provide necessary medications and freely distribute
them for the patients.
The major problem still facing the patients remains diagnosis and following up
their conditions, Atif said, adding they are not treated as those with chronic
diseases.
He urged to ease diagnosing the patients with diabetes to further ease their
financial burdens.
As the holy month of Ramadan arrives, Atif urged the patients to avoid fasting as
it helps deteriorates their health.
He also urged the patients to continue visiting doctors and follow their doctors'
advices as well as modifying their life styles to adapt with time circumstances.
Those with particular symptoms associated with diabetes should avoid fasting in
Ramadan because it never disagrees with Islam doing so.
Diabetes Patients Association was founded in 2007 with support from the ministry of
Public Health and Population and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
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