The Ceutí de Diabetes Association has denounced "negligent events, being played with the health of young participants" in the sixth edition of the Camp for Children with Diabetes.
In the complaint made by this association before the Ministry of Health, Consumption and Minors, the first indicates in the first place that they were only offered the possibility of being present during the realization of the same “without any function or as we offered them carrying out some activity duringthe days of the camp ”.
In addition, he criticizes that "the advice by the association is disregarded, who thought that the hiring of diabetes specialized personnel was fundamental."
From the association, they say, it was offered to follow examples of other camps that are successfully carried out in other cities and that was necessary “more information and greater preparation of it”.
"During the camp they send us complaints and bad praxis thanks to the information of the minors who are there," says this association, which adds that "the treatment that the attendees had, which, even being knowledgeable about these, were obvious, that they are aware of these,they modified by the medical staff. ”
In this complaint document, the association indicates that “Dr. Márquez ordered not to inject insulin at levels below 140 glucose, an issue that was against what is prescribed by the options of the respective users”, and adds that “it is notHe carried out any forming activity or educator in diabetes and on the contrary bad practices were advised such as not injecting insulin of slow action, or exercising to lower the levels. ”
“There was no control of food rations at any time, as well as not suitable foods such as sugary juices and few healthy foods have been provided.The appropriate controls were not provided during the hours they had established, nor the appropriate or scheduled insulin injections for each person, ”they denounce in the statement.
The Ceutí de Diabetes Association says that “it follows from the action of health personnel that it was not a priority to maintain adequate glucose levels and that users brought at their entrance, having as priority not having hypoglycemia and fighting hyperglycemia with rapid injectionsof insulin or by exercise ”.In addition, he denounces that "during the days of the camp and subsequent glucose levels have been extraordinarily high in most users to levels from 200 to 501, compared to those recommended between 80-120".
This association also ensures that there have been minors "who have had to inject their treatment, slow action insulinCare with hypoglycemia especially during night hours, being necessary to measure between 3 and 4 in the morning to avoid reaching a possible diabetic coma, which are made in our homes and have not been carried out in the three days ofcamp".
In this line he denounces that "the legal guardian during the three days, as is the case during school hours, was in the Ministry of Health and its staff, as organizer of the aforementioned event."
"Given what happened in the camp in the face of its objective there is an absolute failure in training and diabetological education," says this association, which regrets that the attendees "have learned negative behaviors to proceed with their chronic and unfortunate disease what from theHealth and family areas had managed to educate. ”
Therefore, he requests that responsibilities be refined from the Ministry, as well as on the personnel who have participated in the development and organization of the camp, and thatCommunicate the resolutions adopted.
The party leading Fatima Hamed denounces in a press release that “the decision made unilaterally by the doctor in charge of the council camp has generated serious effects on the girls who have attended and great confusion in what are the performancesThey must now follow. ”
The MDYC will demand the relevant explanations to the Councilor of the Area and to assume the responsibilities by “those who have put in serious danger the lives of these children”.
C´s Ceuta adds to the writing of the association and requests explanations to the Ministry of Health, Consumption and Minors of the city, to clarify what happened and detail how the organization of the aforementioned activity was, as well as why it did not reportThe parents of the facultative decisions.
They consider that “the severity of this matter requires that political responsibilities be refined.The city government has not hesitated to go to take the photo with these children neglecting the most important thing: their health. ”C´s also asks the city to rest on the association.