Orientation on healthy habits as an instructive way receive children with diabetes in the Department of Pediatric Sicology of the Clinic Hospital.The purpose of this space is to provide not only medical treatment, but also integral, which includes issues such as health care and how to cope with the disease.
The treatment consists of dynamic educational activities, with games between parents and children, audiovisuals about the care that a child must have with diabetes, drawings and integration activities among all, so that they know about the disease and how to entail it day by day.
“Most patients in treatment come from cities away from our center, leaving their work activities, other children and household activities, so apart from treatment we want to show our patients and parents who are not alone.Therefore, more than treatment, we decided to offer this psychological support, interacting among all, commenting on cases and learning from each other, both parents and children, ”said Ms. Lucia Valdez, in charge of instructional activities.
The specialist also mentioned about the experience of the patients, highlighting the great effort and commitment that their parents make to help them, trying to attend all the talks, despite the distance and conditions, mostly precarious, butOptimistic of good results, physical and emotional, who see in their children.
Since the child is diagnosed with the disease, it is important to educate parents first about how to treat their children and how the family must accompany the boy with diabetes, which implies a complete change from food to daily physical routine, he said.
"In the encounters we teach our patients to measure their sugar, clicking their finger and manipulating the glucometer, so that they are protagonists of their care," said the professional.They are explained about the care of the heart, eyes, hands and feet, obedience to parents in terms of food so as not to suffer complications.
Those interested in the service can call (021) 674-717/18.