Jaipur: An ICMR study published in the UK medical journal ‘Lancet’ is an eye opener for the state as it advocated “warranting urgent state-specific interventions”.
In Rajasthan, the health department has launched diabetes management protocol to immediately address the growing need for diabetes care and management. Though Rajasthan is not among the 10 worst states or UTs of the country, where diabetes prevalence is quite high, it is taking measures to keep monitoring diabetes not only in urban but also in rural areas.
Metformin, pioglitazone, glimepiride, dapagliflozin are the four drugs which has been included in the diabetes management protocol of the state for rural areas.
“Type 2 diabetes management protocol has been issued for rural areas for helping the medical officers in diagnosis and treatment of the diabetes patients,” said Dr RN Meena, nodal officer (non-communicable diseases), state.
The treatment protocol has different treatment for diabetes patients according to their weight. If they are non-obese, they will be given treatment from different protocol to what they will prescribe for overweight patients. For obese patients, the protocol of diabetes management will be different.
Diabetes is gaining ground in rural areas as well in the state. “We are ensuring availability of medicines in rural areas for diabetes,” said a health department official.
Since a lot many patients remain undiagnosed, the new treatment protocol will encourage testing for diabetes.
In Rajasthan, the health department has launched diabetes management protocol to immediately address the growing need for diabetes care and management. Though Rajasthan is not among the 10 worst states or UTs of the country, where diabetes prevalence is quite high, it is taking measures to keep monitoring diabetes not only in urban but also in rural areas.
Metformin, pioglitazone, glimepiride, dapagliflozin are the four drugs which has been included in the diabetes management protocol of the state for rural areas.
“Type 2 diabetes management protocol has been issued for rural areas for helping the medical officers in diagnosis and treatment of the diabetes patients,” said Dr RN Meena, nodal officer (non-communicable diseases), state.
The treatment protocol has different treatment for diabetes patients according to their weight. If they are non-obese, they will be given treatment from different protocol to what they will prescribe for overweight patients. For obese patients, the protocol of diabetes management will be different.
Diabetes is gaining ground in rural areas as well in the state. “We are ensuring availability of medicines in rural areas for diabetes,” said a health department official.
Since a lot many patients remain undiagnosed, the new treatment protocol will encourage testing for diabetes.
