Tuks sets up diabetes treatment programme
The University of Pretoria has initiated a Tshwane Insulin Project, a translational research programme aimed at improving early detection and treatment of diabetes at clinics.
The university department of internal medicine’s Professor Paul Rheeder said the project started early this year.
In its pilot phase the institution visited clinics and did research of how comfortable nurses and patients were with the insulin treatment.
“If you have Type 2 diabetes which is the one that adults normally get and is related to obesity, for the first couple of years they are managed with tablets however years down the line up to 50% of people will require another form of treatment which is insulin.
Today is recognised as World Diabetes Day, and South Africa has the highest prevalence of overweight or obese citizens in sub-Saharan Africa – a factor which led to diabetes. Close to 4 out of 10 men and 7 out of 10 women were either overweight or obese.
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