for diabetes educators
The Center for Diabetes and Blood Pressure in Jeddah Health held the second forum for diabetes educators at the center’s headquarters yesterday morning. The Director of the Media and Relations Department at the Center, Mr. Fahad Al-Zahrani, explained that the forum aims to educate the beneficiaries of the center’s service as well as workers in the health sector and the importance of health education and raising awareness among all Community segments and prevention of the dangers of diabetes.
The Director of the Center, Dr. Ahmed Al-Balushi, delivered a speech in which he welcomed the attendees and praised the work of the Health Education Department and its effective role in organizing many meaningful events that, God willing, will contribute to educating and educating the community from this disease, its risks and prevention.
After that, the activities of the forum began with a lecture by Dr. Munir Mawlawi on the principles and foundations of health education and the goals that the diabetic patient should reach.
Dr. Sawsan Khankar gave a lecture entitled / What is diabetes, its types, and what should be in the pre-diabetes stage and monitoring risk factors, in which he talked about all the important aspects that a diabetic patient should follow and work on.
And a lecture entitled / Diabetes and Ramadan fasting by Dr. Sahar Kawthar, in which she explained the importance of fasting for the patient and following good protection methods to follow the patient’s fast without complications such as hypoglycemia or high blood sugar.
After that, Professor Wiam Sheikh gave a lecture entitled healthy nutrition for a diabetic patient, during which she explained about the followers of healthy, beneficial eating other than high calories that raise sugar and fat levels.
As for Dr. Samir Zamzami, he talked about the effect of diabetes on the heart. After that, Dr. Adalah Al-Thaqafi gave a lecture entitled Gestational Diabetes and talked about the effect of diabetes on the pregnant woman and the fetus, and then a speech to Medtronic about the instructions for the insulin pump and how to install and maintain it without defect to increase or decrease doses Insulin.
In conclusion, a workshop was held, in which many specialists in the field of diabetes participated, for Professors / Samira bin Marei, Maryam Al-Mureizeeq and Samar Attar.
