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18/11/2016

DIABETES IN NIGERIA – A DAILY BURDEN

TODAY IS WORLD DIABETES DAY, a day set aside to raise awareness about the prevention and management of Diabetes.

Diabetes is a condition where there is too much sugar in the blood because the body cannot use the high sugar properly. It is because one of the organs in the body, the pancreas, does not produce enough of the hormone called insulin. Insulin is required to get sugar from the blood into the cells of the body and when it is not available at all or there is too little, diabetes develops.

EFFECTS OF DIABETES
It is a life-long chronic non-communicable disease that results in poor quality of life and premature deaths (with a life expectancy in Nigeria of about 52-54years).

DIABETES CAN CAUSE OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS
Not only does poorly managed diabetes result in premature deaths, it can cause a number of problems that affects the quality of life. These problems include •blindness, •kidney damage and •foot ulcers as a result of damage to nerves

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE
Diabetes in adults usually comes on after the age of 40 years (type 2 diabetes). Africans, more so Nigerians, are at higher risk of developing diabetes. It is very important to take steps to prevent the occurrence of diabetes as its consequences are bad.

An individual may not know that they are developing diabetes until the signs and symptoms become obvious. However, there are factors which increase the risks of developing diabetes. These include being •overweight (obesity), •high blood pressure, •family history of diabetes, and •people who have had a heart attack or a stroke.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES?
•Feeling unusually thirsty, •passing urine too frequently, •passing urine a lot at night, •ants gathering round on to where you have passed urine (the ants do so because of the sugar in the urine) and •hazy or poor vision.

WHAT TO DO
See a doctor if you have any of the risk factors and or the symptoms. Eating a healthy diet, undertaking exercises and ensuring you are not overweight can reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

Today is World Diabetes Day, but people with Diabetes live with it each day of their lives. Prevention of Diabetes is better than cure. There is a greater need in Nigeria to raise awareness of this killer disease. Stay healthy. Each life is priceless.

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THEORETICAL THINKING IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT
It is no more a news that one sociological theory be it micro or macro can not adequately provide explanations for social phenomenon except other strands of sociological theories are used to isolate and explain certain phenomenon. no doubt many have argued that sociology as a discipline cannot be covered in one book unlike in other disciplines.

This argument of theoretical gap have been long overdue and a handful of sociological scholars have proposed an integrated theory which would be a synthesis of all sociological theories be it structural or interpretationism be introduced to provide one general theory that can explain every social phenomenon in its entirety.

However, the challenge at hand is which or what theories do we need to lay more emphasis upon considering the argument of each school of thought holding it's view sacred. Another poser that comes to the fore is what happens to the micro subjective, micro objective as well as the macro subjective and macro objective point of analysis? How can it all be synchronize into one entity?

What is the role of Africa scholars to this intended paradigm shift?

What efforts or measures have the Africans
Intellectual community proposed to promote theoretical development, considering current faze of revolution and trends in terrorism in African continent?

Finally, the few scholars who have in one way or the other developed contemporary models or theories, what are our university Lecturers and research bodies doing to refine and expand these theories?

A close look at the social map of Africa revealed that similar characteristics that gave birth to sociology and sociologically thought as a renowned discipline is at play, to mention but few: cultural diffusion, bad governance, advancement in medical facilities and deteriorating health conditions, terrorism, colonialism in form of imperialism and the likes.
Fellows , we need to go back to our sociological tools. Pick up our sociological binoculars and look into the past, study the present and provide a better explanation of the future else our children would spit on our grave for the failure of today.

Written by;
Mohammed A. Oche
NSUK.

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Please let me explain to those of us who don't understand Economic terms. Dollar has not increased since Buhari became president.

1. Dollar is not our currency so dollar should not be our business.

2. Our problem is not d government but our problem is our importers and consumers.

3. Naira has remained at 197 naira to 1 dollar since Buhari became president.

4. Buhari has promised not to devalue the Naira and he has maintained that promise.

5. Both at CBN and at interbank rates, dollar has remained 197.

6. However because we are too lazy to produce what we use in Nigeria we import even toothpicks and matches.

7. Buhari does not like d importation of luxury goods because luxury goods are d reason for most corruption, that is why he banned 41 products from having access to forex.

8. However when Nigerian importers insisted on importing those 41 products, FG asked them to find their dollar at d BDCs parallel market also known as black market.

9. And to discourage the pressure Nigerians are mounting on the Naira just to get dollars for importation, CBN banned DMBs from selling dollars to BDCs. 10. To survive the pressure of excess dollar demands, BDCs resorted to sourcing for dollars from neighbouring countries through illicit money laundering routes.

11. Because of the risks faced by BDCs to source for dollars, and because of the increase in demand for dollars by importers because China just resumed from their business holidays, BDCs keep increasing the price at which they exchange dollars to naira and now it is 400 naira to 1 dollars.

12. However that does not mean that govt has changed the exchange rate because if our genuine importers go to CBN and fill Form M to import raw materials for local production,they will get dollars at 197 naira each.

13. So the problem is that we love to consume luxury foreign products yet we are too lazy to manufacture them here.

14. For example u will see a dull girl using iPhone 5 without even knowing simple physics and comp

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