Pohang Nam-gu Health Center Opens Hypertension and Diabetes Self-Help Class 'Control Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar, Find Health'

Self-help class for managing and preventing hypertension and diabetes: 'Control Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar, Find Health'.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City Nam-gu Public Health Center operates the 'Control Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar, Find Health' self-help classes for hypertension and diabetes to manage and prevent these conditions for local residents.

Nam-gu Public Health Center will run the hypertension self-help class every Tuesday starting from the 7th, and the diabetes self-help class every Thursday starting from the 9th, for 8 weeks on the 2nd floor of the annex building of the health center, to improve the self-management ability of patients with hypertension and diabetes, which are representative precursor diseases of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

This self-help class is conducted in an open format, not as a one-sided lecture, but by selecting detailed topics through participant discussions, followed by presentations and debates based on their own experiences.

For 10 to 12 patients each with hypertension and diabetes, pre- and post-blood tests and physical examinations will be conducted. The classes will introduce correct methods for measuring blood pressure and blood sugar, proper medication intake, prevention of complications from hypertension and diabetes, dietary management, and exercise management. Additionally, blood pressure monitors and blood glucose meters will be lent to participants so they can check changes in their blood pressure and blood sugar levels at home or work.

Lee Bun-nam, Director of Health Management at Nam-gu Public Health Center, said, “It is most important to understand and properly respond to hypertension and diabetes,” adding, “We hope that through this hypertension and diabetes self-help class, participants will acquire self-health management skills and be helped to form and practice healthy lifestyle habits on their own.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.