The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Mr Francis Okiye, on Thursday advocated for regular blood screening for members of the public for early detection and control.
Okiye gave the advice during the launch of a one day free diabetes screening exercise to commemorate the world diabetes day in Benin.
The event which was organised by the Centre for Edo Delta Development Initiative (CEDDI) was to sensitise and create awareness to the danger of diabetes if not detected early.
Okiye explained that screening of blood to check the sugar levels was imperative because some people were either hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic.
According to him, Hyperglermia is when a sufferer of the disease has high blood…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
