Only 55 percent of Spaniards with diabetes claimwith diabetes for the control of your illness. '
This study is part of the '#Lideatudiabetes' campaign, carried out by the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN), the Spanish Diabetes Federation (Fede) and Dexcom with the aim of empowering people with diabetes in the shotdecisions about their control and treatment.
Regarding the use of digital applications for the control and monitoring of glucose, the data this work, carried out between 1,495 Spaniards with diabetes, are similar since only one third of the total respondents (33%) are a user.Within this group, women with gestational diabetes (81%) and people with type 1 diabetes stand out as more frequent users.On the contrary, most people with type 2 diabetes (83%) are not a user of this type of applications.
Have a record of glucose and statistics levels (68%);the remote access of the health professionals to patient data (56%);The possibility of integrating or connecting data to other applications or devices, such as smartwatch or smartpen, etc.;(45%) and the possibility of customizing the type and frequency of alerts they receive (39%), are the most valued control and monitoring functionalities.
On the other hand, when they are consulted on what other factors they would consider positive for the improvement of their co -responsibility and self -control of diabetes, the most mentioned are the use of advanced technologies for glucose control (21%), the professional's recommendationhealth (11%) and greater awareness, education and self -management of the patient (11%).
"These data reflect that there is still a lotSEEN Diabetes, Fernando Gómez Peralta.
In his opinion, to increase the implication and motivation of the patient, advanced technologies for glucose control are "great utility", since they favor the improvement of their quality of life, a greater knowledge of their health status and agreater adhesion to treatment.
However, there is still a margin of improvement, since only 3 out of 10 people with diabetes (30%) is a user of any of the advanced technologies available for glucose control, while 20% do not use any system for theControl of your glucose frequently.
"In this context of progressive increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, the need to take into account the point of view and preference of patients, in the same way that is valued in other aspects ofLife.
However, for the purpose of knowledge of patients about technological solutions at their disposal for glucose control, more than half of the Spaniards with diabetes (56%) do not know that public health benefits have been extended available for peopleWith diabetes.
"The survey reflects the real need to boost knowledge and training in all options for glucose control that help improveThe quality of life of people with diabetes.In this sense, it is also necessary to favor patients access to the option that best suits their lifestyle and needs.In short, it is essential to promote patient participation and information in everything related to their pathology and, for this, the promotion of associations work, in coordination with the rest of the health agents, is essential, "the president of the president ofFede, Juan Francisco Perán Perán.
For these reasons, the campaign will develop a cycle of workshops with patients in webinar format with active participation of health professionals, expert patients from Fede and Dexcom, from a practical and useful perspective that helps increase knowledge about advanced technologies for advanced technologiesglucose control and optimize its use for the benefit of better control and self -control of diabetes.