In commemoration of World Diabetes Day, which was observed on November 14th, the Georgetown D’Urban Park Lions Club has launched a social support group for people living with diabetes.
The initiative is one of the outcomes of a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed last year on the occasion of Lion’s Day between the Lions Club International and the International Diabetes Federation in order to establish a cooperative alliance to help prevent diabetes and to improve the quality of life of those living with diabetes.
A study by the American Journal of Managed Care as shared by member of the local club’s Health and Service Commit-tee Dr Holly Alexander says that practical social support is consistently associated with higher medication adherence along with information support which includes recommendations, advice and information used by the person with diabetes. In addition to these supports, social groups also provide evaluative support, where members equipped with useful information would do self-assessments.
