Ludhiana, July 27
"Diabetes is slowly taking the shape of an epidemic. There are about 30 millions diabetics in India. The prevalence of diabetes in urban population is about 16 per cent as compared to rural population, where the prevalence is around 6 per cent. This disparity in the incidence of diabetes between the urban and rural population is also narrowing in the recent years because the rural woman are also giving up the domestic chores of cooking and mopping the floors while following the life style of the cities."

These observations were made by Dr Ramanbir Singh, endocrinologist at SPS Apollo Hospital, while providing free check up and counselling for obesity, diabetes and hormone-related disorders at a camp organised by VLCC Health Care Centre at Sarabha Nagar here today.

Interacting with women attending the camp, Dr Ramanbir said diabetes was a disorder that could be managed and controlled through behavior modification in terms of diet and activity that resulted in the weight loss. But, if uncontrolled, the diabetes could further lead to several life-threatening conditions like heart disease, renal failure, stroke, gangrene and many more. The remedy lied in the avoidance of junk food, regular exercise and living a tension-free life.

On the occasion Ashwinder, centre manager of VLCC, remarked that obesity was the mother of all diseases and it could easily be controlled by shedding excess body weight through passive exercising and diet modification. She maintained that the people that were in the high obese category, could not do vigorous exercising. So, losing body weight was the key to good health for such people.

Dr Sandra Bali, physiotherapist, Dr Rohit, skin specialist, Rashmi, head of the slimming team, and Kiran Kant, co-manager, were also present on the occasion.