Reinvidicate the importance of "the early detection of type 2 diabetes, which usually goes unnoticed", as well as promoting initiatives that "help to make visible and favor prevention", is one of the challenges of the meeting held this Saturday in Santiago by 84Members of the Galician Federation of Associations of Persons with Diabetes, according to its president, José Manuel García.
Belonging to associations of the entire community, participated in the initiative making their way, promoted by the Foundation for Diabetes Novo Nordisk, and which led them to travel around four kilometers through the Historic Center Compostela and even the Alameda, making visible a disease inThe one that, "both to prevent and to treat, diet and exercise are basic pillars", in the words of one of the employers of this organism, Professor Jaume Picazos.
From the Foundation for Diabetes Novo Nordisk, Blanca Torres stood out in statements to this newspaper the great reception of its initiative in the Galician capital, and stressed that the associative movement linked to this pathology in the community is very active with respect to other autonomies.He stressed that the more than eighty participants are a good sample of this, reaching one of the highest figures in an activity that they usually carry out once a month touring different cities in Spain.Blanca Torres was in charge of welcoming the attendees to a day that started with the lecture of the nurse and educator in diabetes of the endocrinology service of the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña Andrés Peña, who spoke to them about the current situation of this diseaseand the progress that is being carried out.Before the walk, Dr. Ana Isabel Castro, of the HM Esperanza de Santiago, offered a practical workshop on nutrition.
After pointing out that diabetes can cause serious complications, including cardiovascular diseases, amputations or loss of vision, he indicated that "without generating fear, we have to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining adequate control of diabetes," and added that ""Despite its high prevalence, there is still the popular belief that having diabetes is just having a little high sugar. ”
José Manuel García caught attention to the importance of "promoting citizen participation and involvement in diabetes prevention and care, as well as improving the quality of life of people who suffer from it."Reasons why in his opinion "these types of activities are very necessary", with which we seek to promote healthy lifestyle habits and that they intend to educate to improve the management of this pathology, both by those affected and their relatives.
Making the way, that approximately every month travels a city sensitizing about everything related to diabetes and its prevention, it is also an action that takes into account environmental health, since “we always care that it is a sustainable activity,” he saidBlanca Torres, member of the Diabetes Novo Nordisk Foundation.
On this occasion, and as the walk was carried out by the Compostela Historic District, he indicated that “what we have done has been to avoid the plastic of the water bottles and carry our own sustainable to be able to fill them in the source if necessary, alreadyThat diabetics usually have a lot of thirst, since we also want to educate in respect to the environment ”, and added that when the route is on the beaches they collect the abandoned butts and plastics in the sand.