Diabetes is a growing concern, from young children to adults, diabetes affects more than 21 million people in the United States alone. People with diabetes suffer not only from countless limitations in their diet, but also from restricted daily activities. To acknowledge Diabetes Month this November, people around the world are encouraged to promote awareness of diabetes in their communities. ADRLF wants to build awareness about diabetes and its link to hepatitis B.
People with diabetes are at a high risk of getting infected with hepatitis B, shows the latest study of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The center has therefore urged diabetics to take on improved measures to prevent disease transmission, especially by getting the hepatitis B vaccines.
Diabetic patients undergo frequent blood testing to monitor their glucose levels. While these tests serve to keep their health in check, it also exposes patients to blood-borne diseases, hepatitis B being one of the most potent as the virus remains highly contagious over a long period of time. People with diabetes must also be cautious in ensuring sanitary blood testing practices. It has been found out that many cases of hepatitis B transmission among diabetes patients happened because of the use of contaminated supplies for blood glucose testing. This inattentiveness has caused hepatitis B outbreaks in several health care facilities.
Much hope is placed on hepatitis B vaccines, which promise life-long protection. The vaccines are given as a series of three or four doses (determined by the health care practitioner), the vaccine is proven to be significantly effective among young adults. Recent surveys have shown that less than twenty percent of people with diabetes have been immunized against hepatitis B – a statistic that should strongly move the public to better protect themselves from both diabetes and hepatitis B.
So this month, November, National Diabetes Awareness Month educate your sister, your uncle and your neighbor who has diabetes about the hepatitis B vaccine.
Diabetics should heed ADRLF’s call – Don’t hesitate to vaccinate!
By Toni Bacala
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