The Ministry of Health has reported that there are approximately 10,000 new cases of diabetes reported every year,Cheap China Jerseys, with the majority occurring among women.At a press conference held on Friday, Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said that, in 2007,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, there were 6,201 new cases of diabetes among women, while there were 3,517 new cases among men. According to Dr Ramsammy, the number has stabilised in terms of the 10,Cheap NFL Jerseys,000 reported.“Approximately two-thirds of our new cases are women… We need to look more closely at female health in our country.”It is for this reason that the Diabetes Register has been established,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys 2018, while the Chronic Diseases Register is now in its fledgling stages, he said.According to the Health Minister, the Diabetes Register reflects what the surveillance report is showing; the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation has seen a total of 1,500 cases, of which 70 percent are female cases.From the register itself, it was found that about 58 percent of the cases are among East Indian Guyanese, while 36 percent occurs among the African Guyanese population.Minister Ramsammy said that 83 percent of the cases are Type 2 diabetes. He added that 23 percent of the cases are on insulin.“That has major implication for cost. When we deal with diabetes,Jerseys From China, we are dealing with complications. People get eye problems,Authentic China Jerseys, people get kidney problems, and people get heart problems.”He explained that 46 percent of the people reporting with diabetes also report hypertension as a consequence, while 14 percent report heart problems and eight percent report kidney problems.It was also revealed that there are 15,000 new cases of hypertension per year, and again, the majority is among females, which amounts to approximately 67 percent, Minister Ramsammy said.He added that chronic diseases constitute the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in Guyana, inclusive of diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases.