A specialist in diabetes and other hormonal disorders, Prof. Babatope Kolawole, of the Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, is collaborating with MedEnhanz Resources to reduce the incidence and deaths from diabetic-related emergencies.

 

MedEnhanz is an online medical information company based in Nigeria. It provides web-based medical information and clinical reference tool for Nigerian medical professionals.

 

As an author on the online platform for continuing professional development, Kolawole seeks to raise the awareness of Nigerian medical practitioners to the causes, early recognition and treatment of diabetes emergencies.

 

 

The specialist said diabetes emergencies are life-threatening conditions in people with diabetes which, if not recognised early and managed appropriately, would usually result in death or chronic debility.

 

According to him, “Hospital-based data suggest that as much as 30-40 per cent of hospitalisations in types 1 and 2 diabetes are due to hyperglycaemic emergencies.

 

“In developing countries, mortality from these conditions range from 20 to 50 per cent due to paucity of facilities for adequate care, shortage of insulin supplies and dearth of qualified caregivers.

 

“The online CPD programme on diabetes is aimed at addressing the problem of qualified care-givers by equipping physicians with modern management of these health challenges.”

 

He noted that the MedEnhanz platform would have great impact on the expertise of medical professionals who leverage on it.

 

By: The Punch