RAK Hospital’s DiaBeat program educates patients on surgical management of Type 2 Diabetes

RAK Hospital’s DiaBeat program educates patients on surgical management of Type 2 Diabetes

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: While Type 2 Diabetes constitutes a big majority of all diabetic cases globally; it’s actually the associated complications which make it as one of the biggest medical challenges to human society. Almost all chronic patients of diabetes develop some or other complications over the years. Moreover, hectic work schedules, increased stress levels overall and an improper lifestyle sometimes do not allow effective management of diabetes through a treatment route solely dependent on medications.

During the latest ‘Diabeat’ webinar by RAK Hospital on ‘Surgical Management of Diabetes’ organized as part of the RAK Diabetes Challenge 2022 informative series, Dr. Surendra Ugale, one of the most renowned Metabolic Surgeons for Diabetes & Obesity from India, educated the participants about advancement in the successful surgical management of Type 2 Diabetes.

Despite adequate medications and supplementary preventive approaches available nowadays, society is witnessing a steady rise in cases of associated nephropathy (kidney diseases), neuropathy and amputations, retinopathy & blindness, strokes & heart diseases etc. As a result, diabetes-led mortality poses a huge threat. The last session of the webinar series focused chiefly on how the risks of uncontrolled diabetes are easily controllable through various surgical interventions clubbed with a healthy lifestyle to