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361 Forthcoming Conferences and Meetings December 2012 Nephrology 2013 Apr 21 - 26, 2013 United States / Massachusetts / Boston Contact: Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education, Agri Meetings Tel: 617-384-8600 Email: hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu 14 th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy Apr 22 - 24, 2013 United Kingdom / Liverpool Contact: Wilco Keulen, Virology Education B.V Tel: 011-31-30-230-7140; Fax: 011-31-30-230-7148 Email: wilco.keulen@vironet.com 1 st International Pediatric Psycho-Oncology Workshop Apr 22 - 25, 2013 Egypt / Cairo Contact: Dr. Mohammad ElShami, Director of the psychiatric department, Children Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 Tel: 011-20-2-2535-1500 Email: mohammad.elshami@57357.com Hot Topics In Anesthesia + ACLS + NRP + PALS Apr 22 - 25, 2013 United States / Nevada / Las Vegas Contact: Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc. Tel: 509-547-7065; Fax: 509-547-1265 Email: info@nwas.com Malaria Vaccines for the World Apr 22 - 24, 2013 Switzerland / Lausann Contact: John Herriot, Meetings Management Tel: 011-44-1483-427-440; Fax: 011-44-1483-428-516 Email: jherriot@meetingsmgmt.u-net.com Angioplasty Summit TCTAP 2013 Apr 23 - 26, 2013 South Korea / Seoul Contact: Harim Jin, Summit MD Email: cvrf@summitmd.com 34 th Annual Advances in Infectious Diseases: New Directions for Primary Care Apr 24 - 26, 2013 United States / California / San Francisco Contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education, UCSF CME Registration Office Tel: 415-476-5808; Fax: 415-502-1795 Email: info@ocme.ucsf.edu International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 33rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions Apr 24 - 27, 2013 Canada, Quebec / Montreal Contact: ISHLT Tel: 972-490-9495; Fax: 972-490-9499 Email: meetings@ishlt.org 8 th International Congress on Vascular Access Apr 25 - 27, 2013 Czech Republic / Prague Contact: Congress Secretariat, GUARANT International Tel: 011-420-284-001-444; Fax: 011-420-284-001-448 Bit’s 4 th Annual World DNA and Genome Day (WDD- 2013) Apr 25 - 27, 2013 China / Nanjing Contact: Jessica Tong , WDD-2013, BIT Congress, Inc. Tel: 011-86-411-8479-9609 ext. 801; Fax: 011-86-411- 8479-9629 Email: Jessica@dnaday.com Geriatric Medicine Apr 25 - 27, 2013 New Mexico / Albuquerque Contact: American Academy of Family Physicians Tel: 800-274-2237 or 913-906-6000; Fax: 913-906-6075 43 rd Annual Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Symposium 2013 Apr 26 - 27 Canada, Ontario / Toronto Contact: Continuing Education and Professional Development, University of Toronto Tel: 416-978-2719 Email: info.cepd@utoronto.ca 23 rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology And Infectious Diseases Apr 27 - 30, 2013 Germany / Berlin Contact: Congrex Switzerland Ltd. Tel: 011-41-61-686-7777; Fax: 011-41-61-686-7788 Email: basel@congrex.com 5 th International Conference: Advances in Orthopaedic Osseointegration May 1 - 31, 2013 Sweden / Gothenburg Orthopedics Contact: , Office of Continuing Medical Education, UCSF CME Registration Office Tel: 415-476-5808; Fax: 415-502-1795 Email: info@ocme.ucsf.edu
December 2012 KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL 362 WHO-Facts Sheet 1. Diabetes 2. Epilepsy 3. Maternal Mortality 4. Diarrheal Disease Compiled and edited by Babichan K Chandy Kuwait Medical Journal 2012, 44 (4): 362 - 367 1. DIABETES What is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over time leads to serious damage to many of the body’s systems, especially the nerves and blood vessels. KEY FACTS • 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. • In 2004, an estimated 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar. • More than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. • WHO projects that diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030. • Healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight and avoiding tobacco use can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes (previously known as insulindependent, juvenile or childhood-onset) is characterized by deficient insulin production and requires daily administration of insulin. The cause of type 1 diabetes is not known and it is not preventable with current knowledge. Symptoms include excessive excretion of urine (polyuria), thirst (polydipsia), constant hunger, weight loss, vision changes and fatigue. These symptoms may occur suddenly. Type 2 diabetes Type 2 diabetes (formerly called non-insulindependent or adult-onset) results from the body’s ineffective use of insulin. Type 2 diabetes comprises 90% of people with diabetes around the world, and is largely the result of excess body weight and physical inactivity. Symptoms may be similar to those of Type 1 diabetes, but are often less marked. As a result, the disease may be diagnosed several years after onset, once complications have already arisen. Until recently, this type of diabetes was seen only in adults, but it is now also occurring in children. Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes is hyperglycaemia with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Symptoms of gestational diabetes are similar to Type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes is most often diagnosed through prenatal screening, rather than reported symptoms. Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) are intermediate conditions in the transition between normality and diabetes. People with IGT or IFG are at high risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes, although this is not inevitable. What are common consequences of diabetes? Over time, diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. • Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. 50% of people with diabetes die of cardiovascular disease (primarily heart disease and stroke). • Combined with reduced blood flow, neuropathy in the feet increases the chance of foot ulcers and eventual limb amputation. Address correspondence to: Office of the Spokesperson, WHO, Geneva. Tel.: (+41 22) 791 2599; Fax (+41 22) 791 4858; Email: inf@who.int; Web site: http://www.who.int/
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