On November 14, World Diabetes Day, Prof. Dr. Şakir Özgür Keşkek, Faculty Member of ALKU Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, who warned about diabetes, said, “Like all diseases, early diagnosis and effective treatment of diabetes, and for this, it is very important to check patients frequently.”
On November 14, World Diabetes Day, various activities continue to be organized in order to draw attention to diabetes in our country. Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (ALKU) Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Alanya Training and Research Hospital Internal Medicine Department physician Prof. Dr. Şakir Özgür Keşkek gave important information about diabetes and warned about the things to be considered.
Prof. Dr. Keşkek: ''Early diagnosis and treatment is very important''
14 November World Diabetes Day, Prof. Dr. Şakir Özgür Keşkek said that the beginning of diabetes can be found since the beginning of human existence. Pointing out that diabetes is increasing day by day and has become one of the chronic metabolic diseases affecting the whole world, Prof. Dr. Keşkek said; “Diabetes is increasing both diabetes itself and the complications it causes, ultimately causing tissue and organ loss as well as deaths. Diabetes is a disease characterized by blood sugar levels above normal levels. This condition occurs as a result of the pancreas's inability to produce sufficient amounts of insulin and/or inadequate response of the cells to the insulin it produces (insulin resistance). Diabetes can occur at any age, in any gender and in any race. There are different types such as type 1, type 2 (much more common) and gestational diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing day by day. According to the 2021 data of the International Diabetes Association (IDF), 537 million adults aged 20-79 years have diabetes in the world. This number is estimated to reach 643 million in 2030 and 783 million in 2045. IDF also states that 14.5 percent of adults in Turkey have diabetes and this rate will increase to 17 percent in 2045. In patients with poorly controlled diabetes; in addition to vascular diseases related to the heart and brain, important problems arise in organs such as kidneys, nerves and eyes. Like all diseases, it is important that diabetes is diagnosed early and treated effectively, and that patients are checked frequently. Diabetes treatment should be continued uninterruptedly and medications should be used as recommended by physicians.”
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