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Working
for a healthier society, the relief of poverty and the advancement of
the Public education
The
discovery of insulin in the 1920s was a major breakthrough. Since then,
there have been huge strides forwards in our knowledge of diabetes and
the most interventions to improve the quality of people's life. It
remain the case however that whilst people can now live more normal
lives, there still no cure for diabetes. The number of people
developing diabetes is increasing around the world. As a long-life
disease, diabetes can have a profound impact on lifestyle,
relationships, work, income, health, well-being and life expectancy. To
minimise that impact, Save the Diabetic Life (SDL) is helping to
insure early detection, prevention, effective treatment and education to
maximise the quality of life of people with diabetes. The impact of
micro vascular complications are being reduced as they are being
detected and treated at the early stage. Early detection and treatment
prevent visual impairment. To improve the quality of life of people who develop
visual impairment we are providing them with visual aids (see DRC),
information, psychological support and some welfare aids. Women with
pre-existing diabetes are supported to plan their pregnancies and to
optimise their blood glucose control before and throughout their
pregnancies and childbirth. We are providing support an structured
education as well as drugs. In the UK there exist specialised health
service providers, but refugees and asylum seekers have barriers such as
language, culture, education and so on that prevent them to have access.
We are the link and barriers remover. Health or being healthy does not mean only
the absence of disease or illness. The public health and health
development is impacted by a wider determinates. Health is gained, lost
and maintained in the real world of work, home, leisure and day life.
Factors like employment, education, housing, crime and deprivation
can significantly impact on people's health. For this reasons SDL is
also providing support to people in regard to health determinates
factors.
Save the Diabetic Life 
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