On Wednesday afternoon half a thousand people gathered in the old channel of the Turia River, at the height of the Puente de las Flores, to participate in the I Popular Race and Popular March organized by the Spanish Diabetes Society (SED).
"We want to raise the entire population that exercise, run, walk, is very important for the treatment of diabetes and blood glucose control," said Edelmiro Menénez, president of thirst, minutes before thecareer.
"We are very happy because the 'running' is a fever, but we wantWell for diabetes, heart, glasses and health in general, ”Menéndez added.
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are the main causes of diabetes in our country.“We are worried because there are more and more people with diabetes, and one of the causes is because it is recently exercised;It is necessary to raise awareness that, if exercising, it will prevent against diabetes, ”said the president of the thirst.
The Spanish Diabetes Society celebrates until Friday in Valencia its XXVI National Congress, in which eight round tables, eight meetings with experts and three master conferences will be held.In his presentation, Menéndez stressed that about 14% of the Spanish population is ‘prediabetic’, and warned that “part of them does not know that the disease has”.
