The Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh celebrated the World Diabetes Day yesterday, which was organized by the hospital’s children''s department under the slogan (Let us unite against diabetes) in the Tamimi Markets parking lot on Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Street in Al Olaya. Musaed Al-Fuhaid, head of the children''s department at the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, explained that holding the activities of this celebration in a public location aims to reach a greater number of the target group, whether children with diabetes or vulnerable to injury, as well as parents who always need awareness of the dangers of this disease, which affects a large segment of Members of the Saudi community, as this activity aims to raise the level of health awareness among community members regarding diabetes. The slogan for this day will be "Let us unite against diabetes", which was adopted by the World Health Organization for the year 2007-2008 AD, with a focus on this occasion on the segment of children with diabetes.
For her part, Dr. Houria Mawlawi, a consultant pediatrics, endocrinology and diabetes and head of the organizing committee for these events, explained that there are many events, including:
Measurement of blood sugar and cholesterol level with follow-up of abnormal results by specialists, blood pressure measurement, advice regarding diet and appropriate weight, presentation of educational brochures, presentation of the latest medical developments related to diabetes, contests, gifts and games for children and many other activities prepared by them The organizing committee started from three in the afternoon and continues until nine o''clock in the evening, and we have noticed from the beginning the number of visitors since the start of the activities of this occasion. With our focus on the young more.
Dr. Aws Al-Zaid, a consultant of internal diseases and diabetes at the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, noted the importance of health education and awareness in the community of the dangers and causes of diabetes, especially the Saudi and Gulf society that practices some wrong dietary habits and lack of interest in sports and awareness is one of the important factors in fighting this disease and preventing it.
