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A recent study conducted in Australia shows that a number of Indonesians living with diabetes do not necessarily follow the recommendations of medical authorities, due to a number of factors such as financial conditions.
Most of them also first received information about sugar and diabetes from their family and friends, according to other findings of the study.
This research was conducted by Titan Ligita of Tanjungpura University of Pontianak, who has also just completed a doctoral program at James Cook University and was published in the international scientific journal "PLOS One" with a number of other academics.
"So there are patients who receive information and treatment from a doctor, but who then follow a treatment of others," Titan told ABC Indonesia.
People with diabetes should regularly measure their sugar levels with the help of easy-to-master tools. (ABC Tropical North: Sophie Meixner)
Some evidence from the results of this study shows that the decision of diabetic patients not to follow the medical instructions is also due to the place where they live and to the recommendations of their family and friends.
"In addition, there are also psychological reasons such as fear of insulin injection," said Titan, who also said that diabetes cases in Indonesia were numerous and tended to increase.
Some of the people participating in the study also felt that there had been no progress in health.
But according to Titan, this is due to a number of factors, such as not taking medication and exercising regularly, as recommended by a doctor for example. Then they turned to what brothers and sisters or friends suggested the benefits were unknown.
Keep the lifestyle so the secret of diabetics (Indonesian)
Bela Kusumah is an Indonesian citizen who lives in Melbourne and has been living with diabetes since 2008.
Since her diabetes was diagnosed for the first time, Bela claimed that he had never used insulin.
"Diabetes is not a death sentence … but it can be changed with our way of life," Bela told Erwin Renaldi.
The Bandung man, who has lived in Australia for decades, said he was following a very strict regime.
Although he still has to take medicine every day, Bela said he has so far been able to successfully compress his blood sugar levels through his discipline.
Watch what Bela looks like to stay healthy with a strict diet and exercise through this video.
Bela never uses insulin, but continues to take medication every day to control her sugar levels. (Photo: ABC News, Erwin Renaldi)
"I have not eaten any rice, with the exception of basmati rice, low carb, no sugar, no potatoes, no pizza," said Bela, now aged 66 years old.
Not only that, he does light exercises every day, like walking outside for half an hour.
Bela and Titan both said that information on sugar consumption and diabetes in Indonesia was still lacking, so that increased awareness of health issues related to this problem remains a common work of all parties.
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(Ita)
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