Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev not too long ago shared that weight problems in youngsters will be tackled by retaining the cellphone away from them and letting them play. The former India World Cup-winning captain was current at an occasion on consciousness of kind 2 diabetes and weight problems in India. He spoke to ANI and suggested that individuals ought to spend a minimum of one hour in a day on their health. He stated, “If you can’t give your body a couple of hours or one hour in a day then it’s your problem and I don’t have to tell anybody, people are intelligent, sometimes awareness is not there”.

When requested about rising weight problems amongst Indian youngsters, he added, “Keep the phone away for a few hours in a day and let them play in the ground, that will help.”

A worldwide healthcare firm in India has partnered with Kapil Dev to launch ‘Break the Partnership’ — a marketing campaign geared toward educating individuals with diabetes (PwD), their caregivers, and docs in regards to the grave affect of weight in kind 2 diabetes (T2D).

One examine exhibits that 67 % of the individuals with kind 2 diabetes in India additionally reside with weight problems. Even a kg of discount in weight may help scale back HbA1c by 0.1 %, thereby limiting the danger of illnesses associated to coronary heart, kidney, and bones, and having a compounded constructive influence on the well being of the affected person.

Every seventh individual with diabetes on the earth is an Indian and over 6 lakh people die yearly on account of diabetes in India (second solely to China). The state of affairs worsens when individuals dwelling with diabetes are unable to handle their weight.

Announcing the launch of the marketing campaign, Dev, the model ambassador for Novo Nordisk India, stated “I am glad to join Novo Nordisk in its effort to fight against diabetes. The ‘Break the Partnership’ #WeightinDiabetes campaign focuses on spreading awareness on the harmful association of diabetes and weight, which must be tackled with utmost importance. In cricket, a partnership between two batsmen can be very damaging for the opposing team, and a bowler is always looking to end it sooner than later.”

“Similarly, the partnership of weight and diabetes can be injurious for patients and must be managed in time. It is important to bowl out impending complications before they stump you. Advances in science today allow for effective treatment options for type 2 diabetes that help with both blood sugar control as well as weight management. As a person with type 2 diabetes, I know that diabetes can be managed efficiently if we act in time and adhere to the right medication. I suggest and highly recommend that patients talk to their doctor about newer and progressive treatment options available for type 2 diabetes,” he added.

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