November 14 was World Diabetes Day and Toledo joined the initiative of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) illuminating the Primada Cathedral and the City Council in blue to continue with the initiative "Monumental Challenge in Azul".
In this way, on the main facade of both buildings, symbols of diabetes care were projected, while awareness of its importance and transcendence was attempted on the side.
In addition to the lighting of the Cathedral and the City Council, the Spanish Diabetes Society (SED) has prepared a complete program of activities with the aim of raising awareness of society about the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and a healthy lifestyle to preventThe development of diabetes.
Thus, for example, today at 10 am, a career/solidarity race for diabetes and part of the symbolic quota of the registration will be allocated to solidarity and research projects of this disease.
Also from 10 to 12 noon, workshops and educational meetings on diabetes will be held at the El Greco Congresses Palace.These workshops will talk about the contributions of new technologies and telemedicine in the control of diabetes, how to improve the functional capacity of the elderly with diabetes, the management of food by rations and meters with a help bolus.And at 12.30 Dr. Ramón Gomis will offer a conference with the educator Mercedes Galindo.
