SEMINAR ON GESTATIONAL DIABETES

Ludhiana:28\\09\\2012



Red cross Society organized the seminar in the premises of Government College for Women with the cooperation of World Diabetes Foundation with the purpose of spreading awareness in the youth about gestational diabetes. The worthy principal Mrs Gurminder Kaur was the chief guest . She said diabetes is the very serious problem that is being faced by India and we should take suitable measures to eradicate this disease from our country. Mrs Kirpal kaur , head of the physics department welcomed the chief guest and Dr. Geeta puri Arora and her team for being the part of this seminar. Dr. Mohinder kaur, Prof.Krishan Singh,Mrs Varinderjit kaur, Mr. Baldev Singh and Miss Ramanjit Bhatti,Mrs.Gagandeep,Ms Jatinder Kaur were also the part of the seminar.

Mrs. Arora shared her views on the state of India being the world capital of diabtes.(from the sources of WHO Report). She said that due to negligence towards this disease it has increased from 2% to 20% in the past few years. It has become more prevalent in the pregnant women as they are fed on food loaded with fats and sugar. Such food habits have led to enhance the sugar level not only in the body of mother but also in the infant. She also stressed on the fact that it is not only the obese people who prone to this disease, however people with average weight are becoming victims to this disease.

Our everyday diet mostly consists of the tempting fast foods thait is also playing the vital to enhance the menance created by diabetes. They motivated the students to cut down the intake of fast food. The seminar was concluded with the vote of thanks by Ramanjit Bhatti.
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