Monitoring Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Levels as a Measure to Prevent Degenerative Diseases for Residents of Padding Village, Takalar Regency
In an effort to increase public awareness and health, the Paddinging Village Government, Sanrobone District, Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, is holding public outreach activities and monitoring blood pressure and blood glucose levels. This activity aims to prevent degenerative diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Degenerative diseases are one of the highest causes of death in Indonesia. Village communities often do not realize the importance of maintaining health and controlling risk factors for degenerative diseases. Therefore, it is hoped that this activity can increase public awareness and ability to prevent this disease.
The lay outreach activity was attended by around 30 participants from the village community. The counseling material was delivered by the medical team from the Sanrobone Community Health Center and included:
- The importance of maintaining health and preventing degenerative diseases.
- Symptoms and signs of hypertension and diabetes.
- How to maintain health with a balanced diet and regular exercise.
- The importance of monitoring blood pressure and blood glucose levels regularly.
Next, the medical team monitored blood pressure and blood glucose levels for all participants. Monitoring results show that:
- As many as 37.5% had pre-hypertension, 35% had normal blood pressure, 15% had grade 1 hypertension, and 12.5% had grade 2 hypertension.
- About 10% of participants had high blood glucose levels.
One participant said, "I am very happy to be able to take part in this activity. I just realized the importance of maintaining health and monitoring blood pressure and blood glucose levels regularly." The Head of Sanrobone Village said, "This activity is very important to increase public awareness about the importance of maintaining health and preventing degenerative diseases. We hope that this activity can be carried out regularly."
