Setting up of Type 1 diabetes registry proposed

The Type 1 Diabetic Welfare Society has called for setting up of a Type 1 diabetes registry to obtain accurate information about the burden of type 1 diabetes across Keralam. The recommendation has been made in ‘Kerala Comprehensive Type 1 Diabetes Care Programme,’ a State-level proposal for strengthening Type 1 diabetes care, that was submitted by the Type One Diabetic Welfare Society to Minister for Health and Family Welfare K. Muraleedharan.

The proposal points out that unlike Type 2 diabetes, Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented just through diet, exercise, or lifestyle modification; priority must be given to early recognition, prompt insulin treatment, high-quality diabetes management, and access to modern monitoring and treatment technologies.