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Diabetes is spreading speedily in the country :Begum Zakia Shahnawaz

Minister Women Development Begum Zakia ShahnawazLahore: Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Begum Zakia Shahnawaz has said that diabetes badly affects the health of mother and child during pregnancy and besides complications during delivery, also become a cause of increase in death rate of mothers and children.

She expressed these views during meeting with a delegation of doctors at her office on the occasion of diabetes day, here today. The Provincial Minister said diabetes is spreading speedily in the country and it is deplorable that people become victim to this disease in very early age.

She said that Punjab government has set up special desks for the treatment of diabetes patients in the hospitals. Moreover, pamphlets of precautionary measures and provision of free medicines have also been made available. She said that care is better than cure is correct as care is more useful than use of medicines during this disease.

Therefore, we should make habit of daily exercise and use balanced food, she added.

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