DIABETICS AT HIGHER OF TB

DIABETICS AT HIGHER RISK OF TB INFECTION
People living with diabetes may need to tighten their seat belt as a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that people with diabetes face a much higher risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) than non-diabetics.
According to the results of the study published in the May issue of the Bulletin of WHO, the study was done in medically-undeserved communities on both sides of the border of Mexico and United States of America (USA). It found that people with diabetes face three to five times the risk of contracting TB than non-diabetics living in the same settings.
Although the link between diabetes (primarily type 1) and TB has been known since the beginning of the 20th century, it had largely been forgotten by the 1950s as diabetes could be controlled by insulin and drugs to treat TB became available.
The researchers say with the massive increase in diabetes in
TB-epidemic areas, the findings highlight the emerging impact of type 2 diabetes on TB control in regions of the world where both diseases are prevalent. People with diabetes who have had recent contact with a TB patient are prime candidates for preventive treatment.
The researchers also recommend screening TB contacts for diabetes to improve detection and management of both diseases. This study has implications in particular for countries with high prevalence of both diseases such as Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Russia.

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