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DOHA: Many diabetes patients fail to give enough attention to their health until they experience complications, according to a senior diabetes educator at the National Diabetes Center in Hamad General Hospital (HGH).
Diabetes is a major health problem among the Qatari population, however, many diabetic patients underestimate the disease, says Manal Othman at the National Diabetes Center.
?Many patients only start giving the required attention after experiencing complications,? says Othman.
?Many complications of diabetes can be irreversible. The most common chronic complication among the Qatari population is retinopathy, which affects the retina in the eyes. This complication is very serious and may lead to blindness. Such complications usually result from lack of care and not following a doctor?s orders.?
Diabetes patients who don?t, or are unable to, control their blood sugar levels and follow a healthy lifestyle may suffer from chronic complications such as heart attacks and strokes, blindness, kidney failure and amputation.
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Diabetes is a major health problem among the Qatari population, however, many diabetic patients underestimate the disease, says Manal Othman at the National Diabetes Center.
?Many patients only start giving the required attention after experiencing complications,? says Othman.
?Many complications of diabetes can be irreversible. The most common chronic complication among the Qatari population is retinopathy, which affects the retina in the eyes. This complication is very serious and may lead to blindness. Such complications usually result from lack of care and not following a doctor?s orders.?
Diabetes patients who don?t, or are unable to, control their blood sugar levels and follow a healthy lifestyle may suffer from chronic complications such as heart attacks and strokes, blindness, kidney failure and amputation.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/250237-expert-diabetes-patients-underestimate-disease.html