ABSTRACT ON ENHANCING DIABETES AND CARE IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA (September 2017)
Background: Primary Health Care is the first level of contact of individuals, the family and community within the national
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Talabi Diabetes Center (TDC) is a not-for-profit grassroots oriented facility established in 2005 by the Olumuyiwa Talabi Family of Isara, in the Remo North Local Government area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The Center believes that diabetes is not a death knell; hence it is dedicated to ensuring that people with diabetes live a normal, productive and fulfilled life. To this end, AWARENESS CREATION, EDUCATION and CARE, are paramount to the Center.
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (diabetes for short) in 1984, I did not attach any importance to the diagnosis. I just took diabetes as one of those diseases that will get cured after taking prescribed medications. With these high hopes, I set out to look for a cure from far and near. Unfortunately, everywhere I went I got an unmistakable response of “NO CURE”! (It was in this process that I got to know that diabetes per se, is not a disease; but the manifestation of a diseased or compromised organ (the pancreas) of the body). Although this response to my search was devastating since I know that diabetes kills, I was encouraged by the assurance given by all that I can effectively manage the situation and live a fulfilled life as long as I wholeheartedly…
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Background: Primary Health Care is the first level of contact of individuals, the family and community within the national
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