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Heart disease, sickle cells, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and HIV are some of the chronic diseases that need constant checkup because they attract different infections that could cause serious complications. Dr Olekantse kakabe a general practitioner notes that a patient with chronic illness should visit a doctor at least once every month and whenever they feel unwell.
Wame Moeng*, a diabetic patient lost her eye sight after suffering severe headache for two weeks. Her doctor said this was due to increased blood sugar levels which could have been regulated had she reported the case early enough. To get proper medical care,Dr kakabe notes that to help oxygen from the air we breathe enter the red cells in the blood.
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He adds that chronic diseases come with several complications like loss of breath, severe pains, loss of sight, getting paralysed, severe headaches which may be prevented if there is constant treatment and checkups. These conditions could worsen the disease if not treated in time.
According to Dr kakabe not visiting the doctor frequently means grooming complications that will put you down any time. He notes that the patient may reach the hospital when it is too late, for example sicklers may get anemia,