Expert: The prevalence of diabetes in China has multiplied by more than ten in the last 40 years

Original title: Expert: The prevalence of diabetes in China has increased more than 10 times in the last 40 years

“In the past 40 years, the prevalence of diabetes in China has increased more than 10 times, and continues to increase.” Zhou Yingsheng, director of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, revealed this set of figures in Beijing on the 13th. Experts emphasize that currently, the trend of younger diabetes in China is very obvious, and there are even high school students in outpatient clinics, which should garner a lot of attention.

On the eve of “United Nations Diabetes Day” on November 14, under the direction of the Chinese Association of Preventive Medicine, the Specialty in Diabetes Prevention and Control of the Chinese Association of Preventive MedicineCommitteeThe United Healthcare Times launched the “Diabetes Prevention and Control, I” livestream series and held a groundbreaking ceremony in Beijing on the 13th.

In April of this year, China StudiesteamChina’s latest diabetes online publication in the leading international medical journal BMJpopularAccording to research articles on the disease, survey results show that according to the diagnostic criteria of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the overall prevalence of diabetes in Chinese adults is 12.8% and the total number of diabetic patients is about 129.8 million.

The number of diabetic patients in China ranks first in the world. But, in contrast, “low awareness rate, low treatment rate, and low control rate” are the outstanding characteristics of the emergence and development of diabetes in China.

Zhou Yingsheng, the initiator of the “Diabetes Prevention and Control” livestream project series, the director of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, and the chairman of the Professional Committee for Control and China Preventive Medicine Association Diabetes Prevention pointed out at the launch ceremony that in 1980, China The incidence of diabetes is less than 1%, but in the past 40 years, the prevalence of diabetes in China has multiplied by more than 10 and it keeps increasing.

Also, according to experts, in China, the trend of younger diabetes is very obvious, and there are even high school students in outpatient clinics, so you have to take it seriously.

Zhou Yingsheng analyzed that the onset and development of diabetes is divided into three stages: prediabetes, diabetes and chronic complications. Many people unknowingly become patients and lose their health. When many patients realize that they must pay attention to diabetes, they have often progressed to the stage of chronic complications.qualityGout, medicalcostIt rises sharply, the effect of the treatment is not good.

“The prevention and control of diabetes is far from being limited to treatment. It is necessary to start from the source and strengthen prevention.” Zhou Yingsheng emphasized that “prevention is the mainstay of adult diabetes” is also the basic point of view advocated and defended by the World Health Organization and China. Practice has shown that preventing diabetes and its complications is the best way, and we are all the first to prevent and control diabetes.responsibilitypeople.

Deputy of the Chinese Association of Preventive MedicinesecretaryZhang Lingli, president of the Health Times, emphasized before the event that there are many complications of diabetes, disability and high mortality, which seriously affect the health of patients and cause personal, family andsocietyIt brings a heavy load. She presented that the “Diabetes Prevention and Control” livestream series will gather expert resources, cooperate with the media, and put health sciences into practice.KnowledgeSpread to the public and protectpublicHealth.

That same day the first live broadcast of the series “Prevention and control of diabetes” was officially inaugurated.

It is reported that the series will invite experts in the prevention and control of diabetes andpsychologyExperts in related fields, such as nutrition, sports, and public health, start with the key to diabetes prevention and control, providing you with authoritative, scientific, and practical health knowledge and operational skills.

The previous series of live broadcasts will also combine media reports, health training and other methods to interpret in detail what to know, what to do and what to do for the prevention and control of diabetes, in order to encourage the public to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits, and guide the prediabetic population to scientifically reduce the incidence.risk, Instruct diabetic patients to addJohnsonWay of livingadministration, To comprehensively improve the diabetes prevention and control capabilities of the public andManagement capacity, To truly achieve “prevent disease before disease, preventing disease from changing.”

(Source: China News Network)

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