The cases of Covid-19 in Davao City have decreased but cases of lifestyle diseases have gone up, according to an official of the City Health Office (CHO).
Dr. Marjorie Culas, OIC of CHO, reported on Friday that the increasing cases of lifestyle diseases are the effect of the sedentary lifestyle brought by the pandemic.
“Ang atong nutrition wala kaayo nato nabantayan, wala nata nag exercise. Ang atong lifestyle nahimo nang sedentary dili na mubaktas, naa lang sa balay, so nanagko na. Naa na epekto nagtaas ang sugar, walay maintenance kay wala nakapa-check-up, nibug-at na ang timbang,” Culas said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Friday.
Lifestyle diseases include heart disease, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), and asthma.
“Lifestyle diseases are like wala na nagpa konsulta, wala na nag-atiman sa health kay sa panahon sa Covid kaon ta ug gikan gi-deliver, gikan sa fastfood, mga mantikaon, ang uban kusog na muinum during Covid kay mao man daw kini ang ilang destressing activities,” she said.
Culas added that based on her talks with the doctors and specialists at the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC) as early as 7-year-old or 8-year-old patients undergo dialysis.
“Nag-istorya ko sa mga specialists sa SPMC daghan daw bata karon as early as 7 or 8 years old na dialysis kay tungod sa sakit dugay na panahon kay wala ma-monitor ug wala ma-eksamin,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force reported that from January 16 to 22, 2023, Davao City logged a total of 67 active cases with four deaths, who were mostly unvaccinated.
