KAUST Medical Services is sponsoring several free Diabetes Awareness activities on Tuesday, December 11. If you would like to have your glucose level checked, or learn more about avoiding and managing this disease, please plan to attend:
Check Your Glucose
8:00 am – 12:00 pm in the KMC Lobby
Please come fasting. Do not eat or drink anything after 10:00 p.m. the night before.
Healthy Eating Seminar
by Nisreen Abdallah, KMC Clinical Dietitian
12:30 pm – KMC Staff Lounge
Diabetes Awareness Seminar
by Dr. Hiba Bzeih, KMC Family Medicine
12:30 pm – KMC Staff Lounge
Please confirm your attendance through: Brenda.Rioja@kaust.edu.sa.
Did you know:
• 347 million people worldwide have diabetes
• More than 80% of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries
• Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of worldwide deathDiabetes describes a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose levels (blood sugar); it occurs when a person’s body is unable to produce and/or use insulin. The burden of diabetes is increasing globally, particularly in developing countries, mostly due to rapid increases in overweight, obesity, and physical inactivity. The effects of diabetes include long–term damage, dysfunction, and failure of various organs (WHO 1999).