The San José Hospital, in Bogotá, reported that multiple prevention campaigns are carried out focused on combating childhood obesity, sedentary lifestyle and promoting habits that guarantee their patients to reduce the possibilities of contracting diabetes, the above taking into account that in ColombiaThere are about 800,000 people who suffer from this ailment and do not know.
This was explained by Dr. William Rojas, head of the endocrinologist of the institution, who said that “of those 800,000 cases, 30% express their first symptom through a diabetic coma, at which time the patient's life runs risk andCosts for heart attack, dialysis due to renal failure and changes in habits towards a healthy lifestyle, rise. ”
Diabetes is a set of diseases that have in common, the alteration of sugar metabolism, fat or proteins in the body, as a result of not producing insulin, or enough, to maintain a normal metabolic activity.
He added that “the prevalence of diabetes in the rural population is 4%, which means that of an average population of 50,000 inhabitants, 2,000 people suffer (4%).Likewise, in urban areas in which 80% of the Colombian population is concentrated, 9% of that of adults are diabetic (about 1.7 million) ”.
For this reason, the group of specialists who belong to the Endocrinology Unit of the San José Hospital, propose their patients to share with their children healthy eating habits, annual glaucoma exams in people over 45 years and periodic exams of three years inThe case of people who have hereditary risks.
Among the most common consequences involved in this disease, stood the strokes, heart attacks, amputations complications, diabetic foot, amputations and blindness.
What prevention is there
According to Dr. Willliam Rojas, there are simple ways to prevent this disease, just by paying attention to the most basic recommendations:
Avoid sedentary lifestyle, because people walk 10% less than what they did 10 years ago (perform active breaks and take any opportunity to move or exercise).
The portions of your dish must be moderate (half of the salad dish, a room must be flour and another room must be protein. Avoid flours in food.
The insulin pump is the definitive solution to symptoms or disease.In order for this tool to work properly, it must be taken into account that hormones are different at all times of the day, which is why it is necessary to perform six glucose measurements during the day to identify every moment.
The Specialist of the San José Hospital made a call to other institutions to join the pedagogical campaigns that will be led from the hospital, with the aim of working in the prevention of this disease to avoid future generations to suffer from the suffering ofThis ailment.