"If not treated quickly, type 1 diabetes can be fatal," he said during a World Diabetes Day commemoration event in Jakarta on Sunday.
To address the problem, the government has initiated a health screening program for the general population, he added.
"I have decided to include children in diabetes screening to enable earlier detection and faster treatment," Sadikin pointed out.
He expressed appreciation for the collaborative work of the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI) and relevant parties in developing the child growth monitoring application PrimaKu, which is integrated with the government's SATUSEHAT application.
PrimaKu is expected to streamline the monitoring and treatment of children with diabetes. The application has registered 160,000 assessments across 883 patients.
"With the integration between PrimaKu and SATUSEHAT, patient data will be systematically organized and integrated," he said. "It will enable us to monitor children with diabetes more effectively and provide better treatment."
He expressed hope that the integration of applications could raise the quality of the monitoring and treatment services, reducing mortality from diabetes among children.
He added that a better system would ensure suitable and affordable treatment for children with diabetes.
"With early detection and prompt treatment, we can increase their chance of living healthily," he said.
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Editor: Anton Santoso
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