The Maternal Child University Hospital of the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria), under the Child-Maternal University Hospital Complex;Assigned to the Ministry of Health of the Canary Islands Government, he has held various workshops on diabetes for parents.
Among the objectives of the course, the update of knowledge, the description of the various metabolic complications in diabetes and the specific description of the different alterations of this disease has been highlighted.The importance of prevention and early detection has also been informed.
As the Canary Islands government recalls in a statement, diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot use it properly.This entails an increase in blood glucose concentration.
This pathology is classified in type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, other specific types and gestational diabetes.
Specialists recommend healthy diet and the practice of physical exercise to prevent this disease, since, according to the latest studies, eighty percent of patients suffering from type 2 diabetes suffer from obesity, they do not follow a healthy diet and are sedentary.
They highlight the need to treat the disease as soon as possible since acute complications and metabolic complications are reduced.Reducing cardiovascular risks, high voltage and high triglycerides.
For their part, in the encounter the parents have been able to share experiences and solve doubts about how the disease affects the daily life of their children.