Stroke is the second-leading cause of death in the country. People can suffer from strokes at any time. One of the reasons is diabetes. Diabetes can indirectly and directly increase the risk of stroke.
Director of the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Prof. Kazi Deen Mohammad, said these things at the memorial meeting organized on the occasion of the 34th death anniversary of National Professor Mohammad Ibrahim on Wednesday. The Bangladesh Diabetic Society organized this memorial meeting at Bardem General Hospital in the capital.
Professor Kazi Deen Mohammad said strokes can be prevented. For this, stroke risks need to be known and controlled. Significant risk factors for stroke include high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, heart disease, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, kidney problems, and a sedentary lifestyle.
About the symptoms of stroke, this expert doctor said: not being able to keep the balance of the body; blurred vision; crooked face; weakness in hands or feet; slurred speech. If you see any of these things, the patient should be taken to the doctor immediately. If someone has a stroke, they need immediate treatment. If stroke patients are treated within three hours, the patient is risk-free. Complications develop if treated six hours after exposure.
Kazi Deen Mohammad said that diabetes can be a direct or indirect cause of stroke. There is no alternative to keeping diabetes under control to stay free from the risk of stroke.
A discussion about Professor Ibrahim, the founder of the Bardem Hospital and the Diabetic Society, came before the monologue. In the speech of the chief guest, the former governor of Bangladesh Bank, Professor Atiur Rahman, said that Professor Ibrahim took the help of the state, but he showed the way forward by organizing society. If society strives for the good, then those who live in society are good. Professor Ibrahim was well aware of this power of society.
National Diabetic Association President Prof. AK Azad Khan mentioned that Prof. Ibrahim was young and a good organizer. He said that there is no alternative to cooperation with the government to bring about any change in society.
This professor also said that the health sector is going digital. Everyone should prepare accordingly.
Professor M. Shaukat Hasan, Director of Laboratory Services of the Diabetic Society, gave a keynote speech about Professor Ibrahim at the memorial meeting. He said Professor Ibrahim has taken forward hormone- and diabetes-related research.
Secretary General of the Diabetic Association, Mohammad Saif Uddin, and Director General of Bardem, Professor Dr., also spoke at the memorial meeting. MKI Qayyum Chowdhury and others