One in five hospital patients has diabetes
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Mike in Diabetes Info
One in five hospital patients now suffers from diabetes, according to a national audit which reveals the devastating impact of changes in British lifestyles.Taken from the Daily Telegraph;
Soaring obesity levels have triggered record levels of the condition, which increases the risks of heart and kidney failure, and can result in blindness, nerve damage and amputations.
The first ever diabetes audit of NHS hospitals has found that 20 per cent of patients on hospital wards are now suffering from the disease – twice the proportion previously estimated.
Doctors said the figures, which will be published officially later this year, showed the “terrifying burden” the epidemic is placing on Britain’s population and the crippling effect it is having on NHS resources.
Reading the above causes me great concern, as many national health providers across the globe face serious levels of diabetes that will only continue to rise and rising at such a rate that will simply pull the service down at some stage unless health care providers, researchers, charities and society does not pull the finger out from the “you know what’s” and seriously target the people who are at most risk now but of those that are potential candidates for type 2 diabetes.
Forgive me for saying this, but our own society has created this monster and neither government’s nor health care providers reacted quick enough to the seriousness of the pandemic levels that they are now faced with!
For one, people are now pretty lazy.. We eat lazy, we learn lazy, and we even play lazy. Therefore teaching our younger generation to be lazy!
Now if you think we have problems now, fast forward another 15-20 years when this generation will be passing on there own ways to their young. The diets will have got worse I’m pretty sure about that, physical activity will pretty much become virtual together with over reliance on cars. Bad times.
If the various agencies wish to do anything about this then for starters they all need to work together, work with the various charities and communities that work there socks trying to raise awareness.
We as parents, friends, partners, colleagues need to help re-educate the younger generation. Helping them help themselves. Helping them to pursue better diets, more suitable physical activities and helping them lead better, healthier lives so that when it is their turn to become the educators then are in a prime position to pass on their experience and know how.
These are my own personal thoughts. I have not attributed any facts or figures to this post as I feel they are not required.
I would delighted to hear your opinions, concerns, points of view! Perhaps you have ideas to improve the way people are educated with regards to lifestyle.
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