More than 200 people among patients and relatives have attended the forum of the days that the Virgen Macarena Hospital in Seville has organized in collaboration with the Federation of Diabetics Associations of Andalusia (FADA).
As reported by the Board in a note, it is a day between patients and specialists that takes place on the occasion of the celebration of World Diabetes Day on November 14.This year the International Federation of Diabetes (FID) launches its campaign under the motto 'Eye with diabetes'.
For eight years this federation has dedicated the campaign to commemorate this ephemeris to education and prevention in diabetes.
The celebration of World Diabetes Day aimsAnalyze the detection of the complications of this disease as an essential part of the control of type 1 and 2 diabetes.
For specialists, early diabetes detection is important to ensure early diagnosis and treatment that reduce the risk of serious complications.
The day has been presented by the Director of the Comprehensive Diabetes Plan of Andalusia, María Asunción Martínez Brocca, and has had the participation of specialists such as Enrique Rodríguez de la Rua, head of the Intercentros Ophthalmology Unit of the Virgen Macarena and Virgen del HospitalRocío, who spoke about diabetic retinopathy;as well as the head of the Diabetes Day Hospital of the Virgen Macarena Hospital, Cristóbal Morales, who has talked about the management and control of diabetes, issues that focused the development of the meeting.
more than a third live with diabetes
Diabetes is the main cause of cardiovascular disease, blindness, renal failure and amputation of the lower extremities.More than a third of the people who currently live with type 1 and 2 diabetes will develop some type of damage to their eyes during life.These complications can be prevented or delayed by maintaining blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol as normal as possible.
Many complications can be detected in the first stages, allowing treatment in time.The World Diabetes Day Information campaign aims to highlight the importance of integrating the detection of diabetes complications in the current primary care for people living with diabetes.
More than 400 million people live with diabetes today.One in two is without diagnosing.The detection of type 2 diabetes is important to ensure an early diagnosis and treatment to reduce the risk of serious complications.