TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Data from the Indonesian Pediatrician Association or IDAI shows a total of 1,249 child suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus during the 2017-2019 period. The General Chairperson of the IDAI Central Committee, Aman Bhakti Pulungan, said that this figure does not include children who are not diagnosed and patients with incorrect diagnosis results. That is, the exact number of prevalence of type one diabetes mellitus in children is estimated to be higher.
"Penanganan diabetes tipe satu harus komprehensif. Dan salah satu masalah yang dihadapi adalah data," kata Aman dalam acara peluncuran program Changing Diabetes in Children di Indonesia pada Senin, 30 Agustus 2021. Menurut dia, masih banyak anak yang meninggal akibat diabetes tipe satu karena kurangnya pengetahuan, tidak mendapatkan layanan kesehatan khusus, dan belum memiliki peralatan untuk memantau diabetes, serta obat-obatannya.
Dalam program Changing Diabetes in Children di Indonesia, Aman menjelaskan, nantinya akan ada sistem registrasi diabetes tipe satu pada anak melalui aplikasi. Di dalam aplikasi tersebut juga terdapat informasi untuk mengedukasi anak dan keluarganya, rekomendasi pengobatan, sampai monitoring. Seperti diketahui, penyakit diabetes memiliki implikasi yang besar terhadap kesehatan karena kerap 'menyerang' organ tertentu.
Penderita diabetes rentan mengalami gangguan kesehatan lanjutan, di antaranya masalah pada sistem peredaran darah dan kardiovaskular, seperti tekanan darah tinggi, serangan jantung; masalah penglihatan, yakni glaukoma, diabetik retinopati, edema makula, dan katarak; masalah pada lambung; gangguan ginjal; persoalan kesuburan; dan banyak lagi hingga berakibat kematian.
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the Changing Diabetes in Children program in Indonesia is a collaboration between the government and the private sector in preventing and controlling diabetes cases, especially in children. “I encourage all parties, the private sector, the community, and the media to participate in addressing various health problems,” he said.
In Indonesia, type one diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease for which there is no cure. In the last ten years, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in the country increased sevenfold, from 3.88 per 100 million population in 2000 to 28.19 per 100 million population in 2010. The number of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Indonesia with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) was 71 percent in 2015. 2017. This percentage increased from the previous year, which was 63 percent.
Steering Committee Changing Diabetes in Children, Cem Ozenc targets the program to be able to reach 100 thousand children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus worldwide by 2030. This program, according to him, has reached 16 countries, including Indonesia. In Indonesia, Changing Diabetes in Children will target 3,000 children and adolescents.
As a first step, Oznec explained, this program adds health facilities in 20 clinics and trains a thousand health workers to treat and care for children and adolescents with type one diabetes. “This is Novo Nordisk’s commitment and social responsibility to ensure our children can live better lives,” he said.
LAURENSIA FAYOLA
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