The number of patients increased by three and a half lakh in Corona

A working woman (45) of the capital was diagnosed with diabetes at the end of 2019. In August 2020, he contracted Kovid. At one point in his recovery, his blood glucose level rose to 14 millimoles per liter. Despite taking control of the drug, he has been suffering from back pain, dental problems, weakness, lung problems and menstrual problems since the beginning of last year. In January of this year, he contracted Kovid for the second time. The woman said, 'Coronation did not follow the rules to control diabetes. Now even with double insulin, the glucose level does not go below 14. '


According to doctors, blood glucose levels should be 4.2 to 6.2 millimoles per liter before meals and below 10 millimoles two hours after meals.

With proper treatment and proper control of all types of diabetes, it is possible to lead a healthy and normal life.
AK Azad Khan, President of Bangladesh Diabetic Association and National Professor


Many diabetics with coronary heart disease have had coronary heart disease and uncontrolled diabetes. According to the Bangladesh Diabetic Association, three and a half lakh new diabetes patients have been registered in 113 branches of the association across the country in the fiscal year 2020-21. Since its inception, the number of registered patients in the association is 57 lakh 26 thousand. In the fiscal year 2019-20, there were more than 3 lakh new patients. The association thinks that the number of new patients would have been higher if the medical services had not been disrupted during the coronation period. Because, before the Corona period, in the financial years 2016-17 and 2018-19, the number of new patients increased by 5 lakh and 4 lakh 75 thousand respectively. In the last seven years, the number of diabetic patients in the country has almost doubled from 3 million to 56 million.

Diabetes Awareness Day and the 8th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Diabetic Association are being observed on Monday 26th February with the aim of making the people aware about diabetes in Corona. On this day in 1956, National Professor Dr. The Bangladesh Diabetic Association was established in the capital's Segunbagicha on the initiative of some eminent social workers including Mohammad Ibrahim. This time the theme is 'Be aware of diabetes control and corona prevention'.

Kovid puts patients at risk


Coronakale diabetic patients experience the treatment of the director of the Bardem Academy, Professor. Farooq Pathan told Prothom Alo that if the diabetes is out of control, the condition becomes more serious after contracting Kovid. Eighty percent of the diabetic patients admitted to Bardem Hospital during the high incidence of covid were suffering from covid. Most patients have a lung infection and the respiratory system is impaired and need more oxygen.

Professor Farooq Pathan further said that the tendency of diabetic patients to have blood clots is exacerbated by covid. This increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.


The reporter visited the outpatient department and general wards 62, 63 and women's surgery wards of Bardem General Hospital at Shahbagh in the capital on Sunday afternoon and spoke to 12 diabetic patients. Most of them have been suffering from diabetes for a long time. The nephew of an elderly patient from Nawabganj in the capital said his uncle's condition had worsened for four months. He was admitted to the hospital on Thursday after his glucose level rose to 45 mmol per liter.

According to the International Diabetes Federation, there are 8.4 million diabetics in Bangladesh. However, according to a survey by the Bangladesh Diabetic Association, this number is much higher. Many do not know they have diabetes. In 2016, the association surveyed one lakh men and women over the age of 25 across the country and identified one-fourth of them as diabetics.

National Professor AK Azad Khan, President of Bangladesh Diabetic Association, told Prothom Alo that people should be more aware as covid is a risk factor for diabetics. The precautionary measures usually taken by diabetics need to be taken more vigorously now. With proper treatment and proper control of all types of diabetes, it is possible to lead a healthy and normal life. You need to eat moderately, walk, do light exercise and do physical work.