It has been known that natural disasters worsen glycemic and blood pressure control because of changes in the living environment. A research group led by Associate Professor Susumu Ogawa has revealed that the earthquake with a huge tsunami worsens the glycemic and blood pressure control more seriously than the earthquake alone, since not only patients but medical facilities are damaged by a tsunami and medical information of patients has lost. This research has showed that it is important to avoid the damage of medical facilities and the loss of medical information for prevention of worsening medical conditions after the disaster, especially after a huge tsunami strikes.

The research result has been published online in British Medical Journal Open. The paper's title is "Effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and huge tsunami on glycemic control and blood pressure in patients with diabetes mellitus".

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(About the research)

Associate Professor Susumu Ogawa

Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine

Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University

TEL: +81-22-717-7166

E-mail: ogawa-s*hosp.tohoku.ac.jp (Replace * with @)

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Associate professor Fuji Nagami

Public Relations Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

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