by Joy Springer | May 16, 2018 | Top Stories
As the prevalence of diabetes increases in the Barbadian population, so do the complications which affect the eyes. These complications include cataract, diabetic retinopathy and neovascular glaucoma. Making this disclosure today was Acting Chief Medical Officer of...
by Julie Carrington | Oct 23, 2017 | Ministry News
Diet and Diabetes – What you need to know will be the topic of discussion when the monthly meeting of the Maurice Byer Polyclinic’s Men’s Health and Educational Group takes place on Monday, October 30. The lecture takes place in the waiting room of the Polyclinic,...
by Joy Springer | May 11, 2017 | Ministry News
The Ministry of Health has welcomed the launch of a Type 1 Diabetes Registry for Barbados, which will enhance national surveillance of the disease, and inform evidence-based policy and programme development. According to Acting Senior Medical Officer with...
by Joy Springer | Apr 11, 2017 | Ministry News
Managing Diabetes: A Male’s Perspective will be the topic for discussion when the Men’s Health Education Group at the Branford Taitt Polyclinic meets on Thursday, April 20. The discussion, which will be led by medical practitioner, Dr. Kristyn Kirton, begins at 6:00...
by Joy Springer | Mar 9, 2017 | Ministry News
A national approach to the care of the diabetic foot is necessary if there is to be a significant reduction in the 200 amputations performed in Barbados annually. This assertion came from Chief Executive Officer of the Maria Holder Diabetes Centre for the Caribbean,...