KANO – The Diabetes Patients’ Association of Nigeria, Kano branch, has advised diabetics to regulate their feeding during the Ramadan fasting period to avoid crisis.
Prof. Musa Borodo, Chairman of the Association, gave the advice during the association’s sensitisation lecture for diabetes patients on Sunday in Kano.
Borodo disclosed that about 2 million people were living with diabetes in Nigeria and that it was also prone to people with its history in their family.
He explained that it was important for the patients to ensure that they regulated their meals and medications during the Ramadan period in order to have a successful fasting, free from crisis.
Dr Muhammed Ibrahim, the Chief Speaker at the event, said research indicated that about 300 million people were afflicted by the disease, globally.
He added that the figure would multiply in the next 20 years.
Ibrahim said that the ailment was common in developing countries where nutrition was highly unregulated.
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He expressed satisfaction with the high turnout of diabetes patients, especially women, for the lecture.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the annual lecture gives diabetes patients an orientation on how to cater for themselves during the Ramadan fasting period in Kano. (NAN)
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