AVOID disease is better than cure . One way is to adopt a healthy lifestyle such as eating fruits and vegetables and regular exercise three times a week . Additionally , you should not consume alcohol and cigarettes .
When someone is sentenced to suffer an illness , it is certain that the person will feel sad and battling the disease .
That's what made Tjun Bong Lay , 48 , who was sentenced had diabetes for 38 years . Tjun say , a year before being diagnosed with diabetes , he claimed to have experienced symptoms of diabetes , such as the addition of appetite , drastic weight loss , frequent thirst , and frequent urination at night .
" My weight could be down as much as 3 pounds in a month , " she said while attending the 2009 World Diabetes Day celebration held Indonesian Diabetes Association ( Persadia ) , sanofiaventis Indonesia, and Hospital Pantai Indah Kapok , at Hotel Grand Sahid Jakarta , last week .
Previously , Tjun said , he had a bad habit that often consume coffee with sugar using up to three tablespoons . He also likes to eat any food with a high calorie content . " Because that's my habit , when checked her blood sugar , the sugar content in blood Tjun reached 300 and 400 , " he explained .
Over time , Tjun also aware that the lifestyle does not bring in a healthy state so that eventually he followed the educational program " Pandu Diabetes " is executed Hospital Pantai Indah Kapok. Thanks to the program , Tjun now no longer dependent on drugs .
Tjun decided to change the pattern of her life after attending a seminar on the complications of diabetes . Tjun began implementing a balanced diet , nutritional counseling , as well as sports such as gymnastics and walking regularly .
" Education is giving out things that we do not know . Example, maintain a diet and doing regular exercise . Education also prevent me from stress because of the restrictions that come from people who do not fully understand diabetes , " he said .
"The help and support of those closest will make things much easier , " said the man who is now running as a scout diabetes .
Of how to change the pattern of life that , Tjun finally able to control blood sugar levels within normal limits and drug free since 2005.
" Education fellow diabetic patients ( peer to peer education ) is very important , especially as a means of delivering information in order to prevent and treat diabetes . I tried to keep my family not to have diabetes , " he said .
Chairman of the Consultation Diabetes Hospital Pantai Indah Kapok ( PIK ) Dr Roy Panusunan SpPD - KEMD said that the intention was to live to be a key in order to heal a patient who lived in the disease , can fight against the disease .
"Therefore , the issue of mindset requires a long process and need support from within the patient and his family , " he said at the same event .
The event was also the launch of Diabetes EduCenter by Hospital Pantai Indah Kapok ( RS PIK ) , comprise a series of events to commemorate World Diabetes Day today. RS currently has PIK Clinic Diabetes Education Program including the foot care , exercise , diabetes lecture . and nutrition consultations .
Roy hopes that EduCenter Diabetes in Hospital Pantai Indah Kapok , can provide better information as well as a more intensive education to patients and the public recognize the importance of diabetes prevention and efforts .
President Director of Sanofi - Aventis Indonesia Julien Gilbert said , EduCenter Diabetes is one form of corporate social responsibility that aims to have knowledge about diabetes and how to control it so that quality of life improved .
" In EduCenter Diabetes , patients and the public can communicate with the doctors and diabetes educators about , " he said , who wants to build some EduCenter Diabetes in several major cities in the country .
Sources : Okezone.com