A year ago Daniel Antonio Rivera, 16, had to inject insulin up to five times per day because he suffers from type one diabetes.Now it is only injected once a week, thanks to the fact that you have an insulin bomb.
He acquired the device at the new diabetes specialized clinic of the Vivian Pellas Metropolitan Hospital, which premiered facilities this Tuesday and is the only one in the country that offers it.
According to Dr. Luis Alemán Romero, Center coordinator, the pump functions as "an artificial pancreas" that supplies the patient permanently.
An insulin pump can be used for a lifetime and costs between US $ 5,500 and US $ 8,000.The annual maintenance and insulin supply cost is around US $ 2,000.
“The insulin bomb has changed my life.Now even as sweets like any young man.I have participated in the rhythmic band of the school and I did not pass out every time as before, ”says Daniel Antonio Rivera, originally from San Juan del Sur, Rivas, and who obtained the device thanks to the fact that an Italian was donated.
These devices have a censor that detects patient sugar levels.“When I have a high sugar or under the machine it warns me with an alarm.She herself is responsible for regulating sugar levels to stay stable, ”says Rivera.
According to the statistical yearbook of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS), in 2015 Diabetes was the first cause of death in the provisional medical clinics attached to INSS.
The new diabetes specialized clinic is located on the fifth floor of the new tower of the Vivian Pellas Metropolitan Hospital.It has seven offices and is made up of 15 specialist doctors among endocrinologists, diabetologists, nutritionists, psychologists, orthopedists and cardiologists.
“We have grown in the number of doctors and equipment to cover the entire diabetes spectrum.We have the latest technology equipment to guarantee a quality and efficient service to our patients.We guarantee comprehensive care, ”says Dr. Luis Alemán Romero, coordinator of the Clinic.
expensive device
The clinic has a device called Sudoscan, valued at more than US $ 33,000, and is capable of detecting the disease through the sweat of the hands and feet.This machine can detect neuropathy and nerve damage in the person.
It is an innovative device for early detection of diabetes complications.The cost of an exam in Sudoscane is US $ 40.
According to the World Health Organization, a person dies every six seconds because of diabetes in the world.It is estimated that in 2030 a million Nicaraguans will suffer from the disease.