BSS, Dhaka :
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for creating awareness among the people against diabetes.
They made the call in separate messages on the occasion of World Diabetes Day to be observed today.
They wished success of all programmes of the day.
The theme of the day this year is ‘Healthy Eating Begins With Breakfast.
In his message, the President said the number of diabetic patients is increasing in the developing countries of the world, including Bangladesh.
The experts believe that prevalence of diabetes is increasing for changes in lifestyle and food habit due to urbanization and lack of physical labor, he said.
He stressed the need for creating awareness to prevent diabetes and called upon the mass media and other social welfare organization to come forward in this regard along with Bangladesh Diabetic Association.
The Prime Minister, in her message, said diabetes is a chronic and complicated disease. But living a healthy and normal life is possible by controlling this disease, she added. The government is implementing various programmes to create awareness against all diseases, including diabetes, the Prime Minister said and called upon all to help the government in this regard.
