In next November, World Diabetes Month, the Madrid Diabetics Association, the Official College of Pharmacists of Madrid and Madrid Health will boost the 'La Diabetes in your neighborhood' campaign to be able to diagnose all the people with all peopleWith diabetes that do not know.
One in two people with diabetes is without diagnosing, so this campaign aims8 questions about personal habits, size, body mass index and family history among others.
The test result informs about the risk (low, slightly high, moderate, high and very high) to suffer from type 2 diabetes in the next ten years and it is intended that the 150 pharmacies of Madrid participate in the realization of this campaign.
This is the third edition of a project that has previously had very good results and the topic chosen this year coincides with which the International Diabetes Federation has chosen for World Diabetes Day 'Eye with Diabetes' in reference to theImportance of early detection of type 2 diabetes and its complications.
The campaign is also framed within the Food, Physical Activity and Health Program (Alas) that promotes collaboration between organizers with shared objectives that add efforts and thus multiply results.Up to 70 percent of cases of type 2 diabetes can be delayed by adopting healthy lifestyles.
The campaign has shown that the pharmacy offices, as private health establishments of public interest, are suitable spaces for this type of activities, however, those with high or very high risk of diabetes will be referred to the Madrid health centerFor an individual assessment, a glycemic study and will be invited to participate in the Life Styles Therapeutic Change Workshop such as prevention of type 2 diabetes.
