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 In its continuing efforts to update the
medical facilities the hospital has recently established
a specialized centre for diabetes with dedicated and
specially trained Diabetologists and Dieticians with
cross referral support from other Medical specialities.
Helping people with diabetes, a rewarding task. Diabetes
has 'arrived in India'. This condition was relatively
rare among the Indian population until 20 years ago.
India has more than 40 million diabetics at present and
perhaps less than 50 percent of them may be fortunate
receiving medical attention. India is called as the
'Global Capital of Diabetes'. This grim reality may be
equally true In other cities of the state including
Belgaum, which is fast urbanizing.
 The Chairman and all office bearers of
KLE Society, Medical Director of our hospital
conceptualized the newly
emerged KLES Diabetes Centre in Belgaum in late 2000.
Her Excellency, the Governor of Government of Karnataka, Smt. V. S. Ramadevi, on 2nd of February 2001,
inaugurated the Diabetes Centre. Since then, the Centre
has come out with new roles of realistic services to
those with diabetes as well as lay public too. Till to
date, there have been 2070 new diabetic patients
registered as out patients receiving systematic diabetes
care, including a young child as small as 2 months old.
We have interdisciplinary diabetes services in the form
of cross consultancy, or special management during
Surgical, Gynecological, & obstetrical, and
pre-interventional studies in cardiology.
 Empowerment is a philosophy that recognizes the
fundamental right of people with diabetes, guiding
interaction between healthcare professionals and people
with diabetes, be it for care, education or both.
increasing the knowledge of people with diabetes gives
them motivation and promotes better diabetes control.
This, in turn, enhances quality of life and delays, if
not totally prevents, the onset of complications, in
this line, we have been conducting regular diabetes
education course to public free of cost in the KLES
premises every month. We have conducted several diabetes
free health camps as well as CME updates for Doctors,
Primary Physicians at Banahatti, Gadhinglaj, Ramadurg,
Gokak, Dharwad-Hubli, Bhoj of Maharashtra and also
various places like Mudhol (IMA), Nippani (IMA),
Chitradurga (IMA-Novonordisk CME), Badami, Gokak,
Belgaum, Bailhongal etc. We did give diabetes lecture
series to Belgaum District Government doctors organized
by DHO office, wherein more than 200 doctors attended
the programme.
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