Landmark Diabetes study launches at CPUT
MAKING HISTORY: Prof Tandi Matsha at the Diabetes Clinic in Bellville
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
Over 5000 Bellville South residents are in line to benefit from a multi-million rand diabetes study tracking the development of the disease.
The community was selected for its proximity to CPUT’s Bellville campus where a clinic specially developed for the study is.
The three-year-long project will monitor the development of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Participants are eager to be involved because they are given regular health screen checks which include a dental exam and weight and blood checks. Head of the programme Prof Tandi Matsha says she hopes the participants will be available to be tracked for the rest of their lives.
“For many of the people attending they may not know that they have diabetes and this type of service alerts them to possible problems,” she says.
“Diabetes is increasing all over the world but 80% of that increase is happening in low to middle-income countries like South Africa.”
Valerie Daniels, 44, says she is privileged to be part of the study because she will now be eligible for other benefits like having a new set of dentures made.
“Those kinds of things take very long at the government hospitals and you need to sit for a very long time at the clinic for a simple check-up,” she says.
“I will definitely keep coming back.”
All participants are ferried to and from the clinic by a dedicated shuttle and are assisted by qualified staff members.
The diabetes and cardiovascular study is a R8.25 million rand research project that was awarded by the Medical Research Council.
Anyone interested in participating in the study can contact Dr Gloudina Hon at 021 959 6015.
Written by Lauren Kansley
Tel: +27 21 953 8646
Email: kansleyl@cput.ac.za
Liaises with the media and writes press releases about interesting developments at CPUT.
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