BADAS-Paediatric Diabetic Healthcare & Research Center
Changing diabetes in children programme is an initiative of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh in joint collaboration with Novo Nordisk and WDF. It is an integrated approach of providing free comprehensive and sustainable healthcare to children with diabetes in Bangladesh. The overall goal of the project is to increase access to diabetes care for children with type 1 diabetes and as such help these children live better lives.
The aims of the project are:
- To establish a central Paediatric diabetes clinic in Dhaka and two satellite clinics in two districts of Bangladesh
- To train doctors and educators in the diagnosis, management and complications of diabetes in children
- To develop a training manual for Health care professionals and education programme for children and their families considering the special needs of the children
- To provide free comprehensive care including medical consultations, education, insulin and syringes, HbA1c with other investigations, glucometer with strips to all children with diabetes
- To organize Diabetes camp once every year
- To establish a national registry of children with diabetes
- To create awareness about diabetes in the community
The project was inaugurated on February 2010. Team work is the main theme of CDIC which includes Paediatric diabetologist, Diabetes educator, Psychologist and Social worker.
Following services are provided free of cost at CDIC
- Monthly consultation
- Diabetes education
- Psychosocial screening & counseling
- Yearly review and complication screening
- Investigations including
- HbA1c
- Urine for microalbumin
- Blood Glucose
- Lipid profile & others - Insulin with syringes
- Glucometer with strips
- Transport cost to poor patients
CDIC emphasizes on diabetes education combined with appropriate motivation of the patients, caregivers to improve the glycaemic control and quality of lives.
Life for a child (LFAC) Programme in Bangladesh is a joint initiative of BADAS (Bangladesh Diabetic Association) & IDF (International Diabetes Federation). It was started in July 2010. The aim was to provide free support to underprivileged young diabetics from 1 to 26 years of age.
Aim of the Programme :
The Programme aims to provide -
- Sufficient insulin
- Blood glucose monitoring equipment
- Appropriate clinical care
- HbA1c testing
- Diabetes education
- Technical support for health careprofessionals
Services
To provide basic medical care at free of cost to the poor young diabetics
- Insulin
- Glucometer
- Glucometer Strip
- Lancets
- Syringes
- HbA1c test
LFAC is now covering 58 among 64 districts of Bangladesh. Majority of the patients cannot afford to come to Dhaka center, so Insulin are sent to peripheral Diabetes centers. 2311 children, adolescents and young adults have been enrolled in LFAC programme since June 2010. Among them 692 patients are taking insulin from Dhaka center.
A research study is going on in partnership with the International Diabetes Federation Life for a Child program (based in Sydney, Australia), the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (Oakland, USA), and College of Medicine, University of Florida (Gainesville, USA). The title is “EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OFCHILDHOOD AND YOUTH DIABETES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES”.
Objectives:
- Determine the type of diabetes in new cases of childhood and youth diabetes in Azerbaijan, Mali, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sudan, through standard clinical history features, and determination of auto-antibodies and C-peptide status
- Determine incidence and prevalence of type 1 and other types of diabetes in youth in these countries
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| Group Education of patients and parents | Practical demonstration (Glucometer) | Giving Insulin to a patient | |||
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| Hba1C test | Patients and parents | Patients and parentst | |||
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| Gluco meter ( Nipro ) | Glocometer(One touch ) | Group Education of Patients | |||
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| Data collection | Family picture | Group counseling | |||