Sanjay Kalra ( Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India. )
Arun Kumar ( Department of Community Medicine, Shaheed Hassan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nalhar, Mewat, India )
May 2019, Volume 69, Issue 5
Letter to the Editor
Madam, We appreciate the interest in our review ‘diabetes as a communicable disease,1 by the authors2. Rehabilitation professionals, including physiotherapists3 have an important role to play in the prevention and management of diabetes. As mentioned by JPMA’s readers2, and noted by researchers elsewhere4, awareness and education regarding this aspect of health is poor. Just as diabetes is communicable, so are physical activity and exercise. Fostering an exercise-friendly culture in society will help improve metabolic health and prevent diabetes. Timely referral to rehabilitation professionals, well-versed with the nuances of diabetes care, will also help in secondary and tertiary prevention of diabetes and its complications. We appreciate and encourage communication regarding ways to fight diabetes: if diabetes is communicable, we should use communication to defeat it!
References
1. Kalra S, Kumar A. Diabetes as a communicable disease. J Pak Med Assoc. 2019;69:127-9.
2. Afridi A. comment on Diabetes as a communicable disease.J Pak Med Assoc.2019;69:127
3. Prevention and management of diabetes: the role of the physiotherapist. Availbale at: https://www.doki.net/tarsasag/diabetes/upload/diabetes/document/Prevention_and_management_of_diabetes_the_role_of_the_physiotherapist_idf_cikkreferalo_20071027.pdf.pdfLast accessed on 10 february 2019
4. Doehring K, Durno S, Pakenham C, Versi B, DePaul VG. Knowledge, attitudes, and current practices of Canadian physiotherapists in preventing and managing diabetes. Physiotherapy Canada. 2016;68:298-306.
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