Access to insulin in Indonesia is still relatively low.
JAKARTA — The Head of the IDAI Endocrinology Coordination Work Unit (UKK), Dr Muhammad Faizi, SpA(K) revealed the availability of insulin for patients with type 1 diabetes is still not evenly distributed across health facilities (faskes) in Indonesia. There are even health facilities in Indonesia that do not have insulin stocks.
“Until now there are still some hospitals with certain classes that are not adequate in providing services” insulin access especially for patients with type 1 diabetes,” said Faizi in an online discussion on Saturday (11/13).
Faizi said there are still a number of areas where the third-level health facilities do not prepare insulin. “For level three health facilities in big cities, insulin availability is very adequate, patients can ask for insulin insulin intake until weekly, but unfortunately not all health facilities can provide this,” added Faizi.
Even though people with type 1 diabetes are said to be Faizi, they must rely on insulin injection daily to help keep their metabolism in balance. Insulin helps prevent hyperglycemic or hypoglycemic events that can lead to the patient’s death.
This condition is also regretted by the professor of pediatrics with special expertise in the field of pediatric endocrinology Prof. Dr. Dr. Aman Pulungan, SpA(K), FAAP, FRCPI (Hon). “It’s been 100 years since the discovery of insulin, but access to insulin is still not balanced. Our access is very low,” said Aman who is a member of the Advisory Board of the Physician International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetics.
According to Aman, access to insulin services must be improved because patients, especially children with diabetes mellitus type 1, can die soon if not immediately get insulin. Furthermore, Aman also invited the Indonesian people to use the momentum of World Diabetes Day as a way to increase awareness of the dangers of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and how important insulin is for patients with diabetes.
“Children with diabetes mellitus can also excel if we can maintain access to insulin and make sure they get it, because without insulin these children can die, especially those with type 1 diabetes mellitus,” said Aman.
source: Between
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