Persons from risk groups must measure blood sugar once in six months

The overweight persons, those with high blood pressure and with liver diseases must measure the concentration of glucose in the blood two times a year, endocrinologist of the Botanica Local Medical Association Olga Baranova stated for Info-Prim Neo. The doctor said the risk groups also include the persons suffering from pancreatitis, colecystitis, and bronchial asthma, the persons who receive hormonal treatment and the women who gave birth to babies weighing more than 4 kg. “If the amount of glucose is higher than 5.5 mmol/l, a test is done to see if the person has sugar diabetes in hidden form or states of tolerance that also need special diet and treatment. The tolerance test for glucose is done in the morning, after not eating for 10-12 hours,” said the endocrinologist. Olga Baranova stated that it is better to detect sugar diabetes early as complications can be prevented in this case. ”Diabetes is treated with drugs and by following a special diet. The concentration of glucose in the blood can be controlled, but the disease cannot be cured,” she stressed. Most of the patients can prevent the disease if they control their weight. The blood sugar tests can be done in any diagnosis medical institution. In Moldova there are more than 60,000 persons suffering from diabetes, 360 of whom are children. The number of cases recorded officially rises by 6% a year, but doctors say the real figure is at least two times higher. In 20% of the cases, the persons have type 1 diabetes that must be treated with insulin. On the occasion of the World Diabetes Day marked on November 14, the local medical associations of Chisinau municipality staged the Open Doors Day on November 12. Those who want can have their blood sugar measured free of charge, without scheduling an appointment. The patients also receive brochures about how to keep diabetes under control and are consulted by endocrinologists.