徳島西医師会による糖尿病無料検診20回の概要

The Tokushima-Nishi Medical Association has so far provided ２０ diabetes screenings for free. The screenings determined blood glucose levels, HbA１c, height, weight, BMI and blood pressure etc. A total of ６４０ people were examined in the ２０ screenings. The screenings found １２３ people with impaired blood glucose levels（more than １１０ mg/dl at fasting state and １４０ mg/dl at postprandial state, respectively）, ３３６ prediabetic people with HbA１c of ５．６‐６．４％ and １０４ diabetic people with HbA１c of６．５％ or more. In addition, there were ２９６ people with hypertension（１４０／９０ mmHg or higher）and ２０６ people with BMI of ２５ or more. There were as many as １０３ prediabetic and ５７ diabetic people among the people with BMI of ２５ or higher, indicating that ７７．７％ of obese people were prediabetes or diabetes. Of the １０４ people with diabetic HbA１c, as high as ５７．７％ had complicating hypertension and ５４．８％ complicating obesity. Of the people with diabetic HbA１c ４０．４％ had normal blood glucose levels. Therefore, it is necessary to determine both blood glucose level and HbA１c at the same time for the screening of diabetes. Since obese people are often prediabetes or diabetes, it is desirable for them to have medical examinations even if they are asymptomatic. In addition, the significance of this screening lies in learning diet therapy for preventing diabetes from dietitians.