Health Minister launches awareness event for World Diabetes Day - Sarmad
Health Minister Ahmed Al-Awadi launches a diabetes awareness event in collaboration with Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
Kuwait’s Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed Al-Awadi, inaugurated today, Thursday, an awareness event marking World Diabetes Day, held at The Avenues Mall and organized by the Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit at Jabir Al-Ahmad Hospital.
Dr. Sara Al-Hadher, head of the unit, told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) about the importance of raising awareness of diabetes symptoms among children and various age groups, from birth up to 14 years old.
She emphasized the need to educate parents about the symptoms of high blood sugar, which include excessive or involuntary urination, frequent thirst and water consumption, especially at night, and weight loss despite increased appetite, as well as feelings of lethargy and low energy. She stressed the importance of visiting the nearest clinic for a blood sugar test as soon as these symptoms are observed to avoid any delay in diagnosis.
Dr. Al-Hadher called for attention to symptoms of hypoglycemia in children, such as dizziness, abdominal pain, trembling, and excessive sweating, to maintain balance and avoid sharp spikes or drops in blood sugar levels.
She explained that the awareness activities included several key stations, covering symptom education, a nutrition department booth to ensure balanced and carefully calculated meals to accurately determine insulin doses, as well as children’s dental check-ups to ensure they are free of cavities, in collaboration with the diabetes clinic.
