Мероприятие, вход на которое был свободным, собрало не менее двухсот человек. Было отмечено, что официальная медицина и адвентистская весть о здоровье совпадают в отношении методов профилактики диабета. Очень важным является сбалансированное питание с низким количеством животных жиров и рафинированных углеводов, а также активные физические упражнения.
Общественный совет МЗУ собирается проводить подобные акции на постоянной основе раз в квартал, также планируется открытие клубов диабетика и гипертоника для лиц с выявленными рисками заболевания. Данные проекты будут реализованы в рамках клуба здоровья Духовного центра на Подоле.
To mark the World Day of Disarming Diabetes, health seminars were held for the members of the Seventh-day Adventist church and their families at the Spiritual Center at Podol (a district of Kiev). An Endocrinologist lectured for two Sundays in a row about the causes of diabetes and how to prevent it.
The event gathered at least two hundred people, and was free-of-charge. It was noted that in relation to methods of preventing diabetes, the scientific official medicine and the Adventist health message are about the same. A very important method of prevention is a balanced diet with low amounts of animal fat and refined carbohydrates, along with vigorous exercise.
Everyone had the opportunity to measure blood sugar levels and identify the risk of developing the disease. It is noteworthy that for majority of the members of the church, who have the advantage of a healthy lifestyle, the blood sugar was normal. Persons with identified risk of diabetes were measured additionally for blood cholesterol levels, given a thyroid ultrasound and an ECG. Guest experts, a family physician and an endocrinologist, efficiently answered all the questions relating to health.
Galina Tyrina, Health Department director of Kiev conference, works for the Committee on Disease Prevention and Healthy Living in the Public Council under the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MHU). As a result of cooperation with governmental and non-governmental organizations the Adventist volunteers have established good friendships with the best experts in health care.
Public Council of MHU is going to hold such events on quarter basis. It also plans to open diabetic and hypertensive help-groups for persons with identified risk. These projects will be implemented within the Spiritual Center Health Cub at Podol.
