{"id":15228,"date":"2024-01-06T22:29:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T22:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15228"},"modified":"2024-01-06T22:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T22:29:05","slug":"advancements-in-diabetes-management-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/advancements-in-diabetes-management-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancements in Diabetes Management in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health in Guyana is actively addressing the challenges posed by diabetes, with a focus on improved management and prevention strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony emphasized the ministry&#8217;s goal of delaying the onset of diabetes among pre-diabetic individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve this, the ministry is implementing control strategies to effectively manage the condition and its associated complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A notable development is the adoption of a new laboratory test called HBA1C as part of updated diabetes guidelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Delecia-Diabetes-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This test is considered a more reliable predictor of diabetes as it assesses hemoglobin over the last 90 days to determine the presence of glucose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry has distributed the necessary equipment for this test to 46 health centers and hospitals across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lusignan Diabetes Comprehensive Centre on the East Coast of Demerara is playing a pivotal role in the ministry&#8217;s treatment strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Delecia-Diabetes-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Anthony highlighted the importance of comprehensive services at this center, including eye checks to monitor potential complications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of this center serves as a model that the ministry aims to replicate in other regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, the ministry plans to create a detailed database to track the number of diabetes cases in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Anthony revealed that approximately 150 children diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes are currently receiving assistance from the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diabetes is a significant noncommunicable disease, and the ministry&#8217;s proactive approach reflects a commitment to holistic healthcare and prevention strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Health in Guyana is actively addressing the challenges posed by diabetes, with a focus on improved management and prevention strategies. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony emphasized the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228","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=15228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15232,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228\/revisions\/15232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}