Queen Sofia warns that diabetes is "the most important cause of loss of vision and amputation of members"
The head of the Clinical Management Unit of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Reina Sofía University Hospital, María Ángeles Gálvez, said this morning that diabetes "is not only important due to the direct symptoms it can produce, but for the complications it has",Remembering that "today is the most important cause of loss of vision and amputation of lower limbs."
Dr. Gálvez has participated together with the Hospital Manager, Marina Álvarez, and the Territorial Health Delegate, María Ángeles Luna, in the second march for diabetes adds steps by diabetes, which has been organized by the Association for Diabetes de la Diabetes de la Diabetes de la Diabetes de la Diabetes de la DiabetesCórdoba (Addor) in collaboration with this health center.
The president of the collective, Claudia Medina, has affirmed that with this activity they intend to raise awareness of society, since "an important part of the treatment of diabetes is sport" and "we want to encourage, especially the youngest children, to whichThey get involved. "
From the Plaza de las Tres Culturas
The march has begun in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas and was planned to end before the headquarters of the Provincial Council.Claudia Medina recalled that "diabetes is a very widespread disease, but very few people talk about it", and has specified that "type 1 is, above all, the one that increases in children, which is insulin-dependent.They have tripled cases in recent years. "
At present, it is estimated that more than 110,000 Cordoba suffer from this disease and in most cases it is associated with overweight.María Ángeles Gálvez has added that diabetes is "between the first and second cause, according to the population that is estimated, of chronic renal failure that requires dialysis."