Doctors and nutritionists of the children's endocrinology service/ the day
In the Hospital of Medical Children, Nutritionists and Physical Education teachers teach the children and their parents different practices to take care of their health, “in the workshops we teach them to measure the blood glucose levels and keep a record of them, count the hydratescarbon of meals and apply insulin according to what they are going to eat.
But they are also taught to read food labels, carry a healthy diet and do physical activity, among other issues that make live with this disease.
The intention is that since childhood they can practice these care with the help and control of their parents, being able to achieve some independence, ”says Andrea Reinoso, medical of the endocrinology service.