Ras Al Khaimah Hospital announced the launch of a community campaign in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Community Protection in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah to help diabetic patients reduce vital disease indicators, especially levels of hemoglobin, glucose and body mass index, which in turn reduces the risk of potential complications, as registration for the challenge will begin in From September 15 to 25, financial prizes will be announced for the winners.
The hospital explained that the rates of type 2 diabetes are on the rise globally, and the UAE has one of the highest prevalence rates globally at 18.7%, which is expected to rise to 21.4% by 2030, and 40.7% of adults with the disease are unaware that they have it.
He added that the initiative is expected to witness the participation of more than 5,000 people with the aim of helping and guiding them to make fundamental changes in the way to control diabetes by reducing total dependence on medicines, and focusing more on a healthy lifestyle as an essential tool in achieving the desired results, and the participants will be evaluated twice, once. At the beginning of the challenge and the second after the end of the three months. Participants will also be assigned lifestyle scores based on an assessment of their current habits, which includes exercise adherence, dietary habits, and physical activity levels, as well as an assessment of body mass indexes and hemoglobin A1C.
He stated, “The selection of the winners is supervised by a medical jury that adheres to special criteria for selecting the winners based on the amount of positive changes in lifestyle, the improvement of body mass indexes and the decrease in hemoglobin A1C that the participant achieved during the campaign period.
He pointed out that the male and female participants during the challenge are divided into different categories, and the first three male winners and the first three female participants in the actual participation category will receive financial prizes of 5000 dirhams, 3000 dirhams, and 2000 dirhams, respectively, while the first three males receive Females in the remote participation category will receive vouchers from Ras Al Khaimah Hospital and other prizes, while the holders of the following ten male and female centers will receive free Swiss health examination cards from Ras Al Khaimah Hospital and other prizes, while certificates will be distributed to the top 100 holders.
The Executive Director of Ras Al Khaimah Hospital, Dr. Reda Siddiqi, said, “We aim to raise people’s awareness of the important role that lifestyle change plays in addition to drug treatment, as there is no cure for diabetes, but it is very possible for the disease to reach a state of complete remission by following a pattern A healthy life, as through the initiative we are keen to educate the community on how to effectively control diabetes without relying entirely on medications.He added that the medical team consists of diabetes specialists, endocrinologists, nutritionists and physical therapists, and is always ready to support those involved in this The trainers and specialists in their different fields of specialization continue to guide the contestants through weekly seminars, daily health tips and educational sessions to encourage participants to implement healthy lifestyle changes and adopt disease control programs appropriate to their individual requirements.
The CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Hospital, Dr. Jean-Marc Gower, indicated that the hospital seeks to reduce the effects of diabetes by reducing complications and providing patients with effective tools to control the disease, as diabetes is considered one of the biggest threats to society at the present time, as a result of adopting unhealthy lifestyles. Such as sitting for long periods, lack of physical activity, and a diet full of processed and fast foods, etc., and diabetes is one of the causes of early deaths and a cause of serious complications, including heart attack, stroke, blindness, amputation and kidney failure, but complications can be avoided or delayed by following changes in the lifestyle life and that’s what we want to communicate to people through this challenge.”
The Director of the Department of Arab Health and Lifestyle at Ras Al Khaimah Hospital, Dr. Adrian Kennedy, stated that all participants in the Ras Al Khaimah Diabetes Challenge 2022 website must register in order to obtain their registration number and the actual participants in the challenge can visit Ras Al Khaimah Hospital In Ras Al Khaimah between 9 am and 5 pm on September 24 and 25 where their vital signs will be assessed and the A1C test taken for free, while the contestants in the remote virtual category can take the tests at any clinic of their choice and upload the test results online, but they will bear the cost of the test At their own expense in this case.
She added, “Individuals whose hemoglobin A1C levels are above 5.7 will be qualified exclusively for prizes, because the competition is specifically for patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes, and all participants in return, regardless of their hemoglobin levels, will be able to receive daily health tips and participate.” at weekly seminars.
She explained that type 2 diabetes and its development result from lack of physical activity, unhealthy diet, obesity and smoking, and therefore many patients can benefit greatly from changing their lifestyle.
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