The department of endocrinology and metabolism at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh would organise several programmes to commemorate the world diabetes day on November 14. The day marks the birthday of Dr Frederick Banting, the scientist who discovered Insulin.
The director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Ravikant said that the department of endocrinology caters to patients with various adult and paediatric endocrine (hormone related) disorders like thyroid disorders, problems in growth and puberty, metabolic bone disease, pituitary disorders, adrenal disorders, obesity and type I, type II diabetes and diabetes occurring during pregnancy. The Dean academics, Manoj Gupta informed that type I or Juvenile diabetes which affects children and youth and needs lifelong treatment with insulin is also on the rise in our country and it is estimated that India has one of the highest population of children affected with this condition with 16,000 new cases detected every year.
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic disease conditions of the current age. India is home to 77 million people with diabetes mellitus as per the estimates by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
Thursday, 12 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
