{"id":14096,"date":"2023-11-14T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14096"},"modified":"2023-11-14T20:00:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:00:45","slug":"guyanese-urged-to-prioritize-diabetes-screening-on-world-diabetes-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanese-urged-to-prioritize-diabetes-screening-on-world-diabetes-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyanese Urged to Prioritize Diabetes Screening on World Diabetes Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In light of World Diabetes Day, Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Dave Persaud has raised concerns about the high prevalence of diabetes in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Persaud is urging the public to proactively visit their local healthcare facilities for diabetes screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The alarming number of diabetic patients in Guyana is coupled with an increase in other chronic conditions like obesity and hypertension, affecting even children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, 79 children are registered with the Health Ministry&#8217;s diabetic registry, ensuring they receive essential care and treatment services at no cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Persaud emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet, 30 minutes of daily physical activity, and awareness of family genetic history to prevent diabetes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, he underscores that annual testing is crucial for maintaining individual health, especially since pre-diabetic individuals may not exhibit noticeable symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Diabetes Day, observed on November 14 under the theme &#8220;Access to Diabetes Care,&#8221; serves as a reminder to prioritize health screenings and take preventive measures against diabetes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of World Diabetes Day, Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Dave Persaud has raised concerns about the high prevalence of diabetes in Guyana. Dr. Persaud is urging the public to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14096"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14098,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14096\/revisions\/14098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}