10 November- Health
In today's show,we were joined on the line by Margot McCumsky – From the Diabetes Association of South Africa. On Friday is World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes world. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the alarming rise in diabetes around the world. It is reported that Diabetes affects 2.6 % of men and 3.9 % of women according to the 2003 Demographic and Health Survey. This is made up in population categories for men as 1.8 % of the African population, 11.4 % of the Asian population, 3.1 % of the Coloured population, 8.6 % of the White population. But Margot will explain more. For more information you can contact the Diabetes Association of South Africa on (021) 425 4440 or go to www.diabetessa.co.za That interview is brought to you by the National Department of Health and Funded by the European Union.
We were also joined by Dr Lindiwe Phemba – medical advisor for Novo Nordisk South Africa. We were talking about diabetes in children. The Interview focused on World Diabetes Day with a special focus on diabetes in children. We also focused on the free of charge diabetes screenings offered to the public on the Novo Nordisk Chaging Diabetes Bus. The Changing Diabetes Bus will be transversing the length and breadth of our country during the next 5 years, in an attempt to share information and help contain one of the world’s most pressing healthcare crises. All screenings on the bus are offered free of charge, and include checking out all those important numbers: blood glucose, blood pressure, weight and waist circumference measurements. With these in hand community members will be able to assess their personal risks of developing the disease, or will discover they’re already there. Trained nurses on the bus also refer those at risk – or who have the disease - to their nearest clinic, health centre or medical professional so that they’ll be able to find out more about preventing or managing their diabetes and how best to take control. To find out more about the Changing Diabetes Bus and the Changing Diabetes Campaign visit the website www.changingdiabetesbus.co.za
And we also spoke to Dr Cleeve Robertson – Head of the Metro Emergency Medical Services. We were talking about CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR is an emergency procedure performed if someone has stopped breathing or whose heart has stopped and this week is the CPR week, so Dr Robertson explained more about the role of the lay rescuer/first-aider. For more information on CPR go to your nearest health care centre.
We closed off the show with an interview I had earlier today with Dr Peter De Jong a gynecologist we were talking about Endometriosis. It is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is also found elsewhere in the body, mainly in the abdominal cavity. The most common symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain. The pain is often with menstruation, however a woman with endometriosis may also experience pain at other times during her monthly cycle. Another symptoms is infertility, and some women with endometriosis also experience severe fatigue. For more information go to www.endometriosis.org or contact him on (021) 422 3290 he is based at Chris Bernard Memorial Hospital.
We were also joined by Dr Lindiwe Phemba – medical advisor for Novo Nordisk South Africa. We were talking about diabetes in children. The Interview focused on World Diabetes Day with a special focus on diabetes in children. We also focused on the free of charge diabetes screenings offered to the public on the Novo Nordisk Chaging Diabetes Bus. The Changing Diabetes Bus will be transversing the length and breadth of our country during the next 5 years, in an attempt to share information and help contain one of the world’s most pressing healthcare crises. All screenings on the bus are offered free of charge, and include checking out all those important numbers: blood glucose, blood pressure, weight and waist circumference measurements. With these in hand community members will be able to assess their personal risks of developing the disease, or will discover they’re already there. Trained nurses on the bus also refer those at risk – or who have the disease - to their nearest clinic, health centre or medical professional so that they’ll be able to find out more about preventing or managing their diabetes and how best to take control. To find out more about the Changing Diabetes Bus and the Changing Diabetes Campaign visit the website www.changingdiabetesbus.co.za
And we also spoke to Dr Cleeve Robertson – Head of the Metro Emergency Medical Services. We were talking about CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. CPR is an emergency procedure performed if someone has stopped breathing or whose heart has stopped and this week is the CPR week, so Dr Robertson explained more about the role of the lay rescuer/first-aider. For more information on CPR go to your nearest health care centre.
We closed off the show with an interview I had earlier today with Dr Peter De Jong a gynecologist we were talking about Endometriosis. It is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus is also found elsewhere in the body, mainly in the abdominal cavity. The most common symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain. The pain is often with menstruation, however a woman with endometriosis may also experience pain at other times during her monthly cycle. Another symptoms is infertility, and some women with endometriosis also experience severe fatigue. For more information go to www.endometriosis.org or contact him on (021) 422 3290 he is based at Chris Bernard Memorial Hospital.
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