Sharjah24: The Friends of Diabetes Association, one of the health-promoting organisations under the Health Promotion Department of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), recently organised a virtual workshop for the nurses of the schools participating in the “Super Hero” campaign, one of the Association’s initiatives aimed at raising people’s awareness of how to live with and prevent diabetes.

The workshop was attended by Khawla Al-Haj, Head of the Friends for Diabetes Association, Dr. Ilham Al-Amiri, Vice-President of the Association, a group of doctors and health educators, and a number of school nurses. 

The workshop agenda included training nurses and coordinators on how to deal with hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in children and how to use blood glucose meters and urine test strips for measuring glucose and ketones, as well as how to inject insulin and glucagon. The participants also provided health tips and advice to students with diabetes and non-diabetic students on how to live with and prevent diabetes.

Khawla Al-Haj pointed out that the workshop is part of the Association’s ongoing efforts to maintain the health of students and encourage them to follow healthy lifestyles so as to avoid them getting diabetes. She highlighted the importance of the workshop in enhancing the skills and experiences of school nurses in dealing with students with diabetes and briefing them on the new preventive methods that help protect students from this disease.

The event also featured a video about the Association's message and achievements and the activities of the "Super Hero" campaign, in addition to organising lectures on healthy diets for diabetic patients and ways of protecting the rights of children with diabetes to live a normal life just like their non-diabetic peers.