Diabetic awareness walk held.

SIALKOT -- The health department here on Monday staged an awareness walk to mark the World Diabetic Day. Led by district health officer Dr Waseem Mirza, the walk was held at Model Town which was participated by Director DHDC Dr. Waleed, Dr. Shahzad Iqbal, Dr. Shiraz Masood, EPI Focal Person

Tanveer Ahmed and Dr Ali besides lady health supervisor, workers and EPI vaccinators. Addressing on the occasion, Dr Waseem Mirza said that every citizen in Pakistan consumes an average of 26kg of sugar annually, which was considered to be the main cause of diabetes, currently about 20 million people were suffering from diabetes in Pakistan.

He said the trend of using sugar in tea and drinking cold drinks was increasing the trend of diabetes. Dr Waseem Mirza said the direct use of white sugar played a role in increasing diabetes, diabetes was a chronic disease in which pancreas in the human body could not make the important...

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