It is the next step of this association was born provincially and regionally, but already counts, in just two years, with about 400 members throughout Spain.
Since its inception, the group of fathers, mothers and relatives who form diabetes 0 has been really active.Through numerous acts and events and a tireless work, this association has managed to make the fight to finance an investigation that allows this disease to find this disease, which especially affects its children.That is the unique and fundamental objective that moves them.
His fight has involved celebrities and characters of all kinds.Athletes, actors, humorists, journalists ... have supported recording with the association's shirt different videos that have circulated through the networks quickly.
All this, all that work has allowed the movement to be made bigger.Thus, it is no longer just a regional struggle, among people from Arahal and Écija fundamentally, but that effort has been capturing more people every day.So much that diabetes 0 is already present throughout the Andalusian community and, in addition, its participation in important congresses and contacts with prestigious scientists and doctors have made the movement reach such distant points from the Peninsula as Galicia, the Basque Country orCastilla y León.
Division in territorial delegations, including "La Campiña"
Therefore, due to this successful expansion, the Association has decided to work in different territorial delegations with the aim of following joint guidelines and guidelines.“Before we worked in a slightly dispersed way.Now, each delegation will work in an autonomous way, but the same philosophy will continue and transmit identical information in the different media, ”says Rafa García, Secretary of Diabetes 0.“ Thus we will organize together ”.
Currently, the movement has 12 delegations, most distributed by Andalusia but also in Spain.In this area, the delegation of “La Campiña” has been created that will integrate various peoples of the region such as Arahal, Marchena, Paradas, Utrera, Puebla de Cazalla ... in the Arahale town the epicenter of this group will concentrate, which will receive aImportant support from stop members.
In Écija, the headquarters and office of the entire association will continue to be, which will continue to have a board of directors of 6 components that presides over the astigitana Isabel Mérida.
Next step: become a foundation
This new form of organization has an upcoming purpose: move from association to Foundation.For the vice president of Diabetes 0, the Arahalense María Luisa Sánchez, this would bring many advantages: “By becoming a foundation, our end for which we fight will be immovable.Those of us could now go, but the new Board could not use the resources we have for anything other than the goal we are looking for. ”
In addition, it considers this passage through the economic aspect, since the association carries out the sale of merchandise that must be declared.“Being a foundation, it would be very economically advantageous.Also, we could receive donations and have greater credibility. ”
The members of the group are optimistic for it.The Association continues to advance, living a good current time in the social: publications in national running magazines, invitations to congresses, support of a greater number of people (400 partners with an annual fee of 20 euros and many others who lend their help and work), trips and visits to prestigious laboratories with reliable research in type I diabetes ...
The last experience lived by the representatives of the Association was in the XXVII National Congress of Diabetes of Bilbao.Now,Members of the Board of Directors will make their bags again to visit the Biodémica Biodémico Institute August Pi I Sunyer in Barcelona to have knowledge of his research work.
It will be, thus, a new center that they will know to have records, in the mouth of the researcher himself, of various aspects such as their projects, what line follow, what progress they have, what they relate with scientists from other countries and what their needs are forThat the investigation does not have obstacles.
One of those obstacles is the economic one.Despite the benefits obtained in these two years in the various organized races and competitions, the amount available to the group is “ridiculous” compared to what an investigation can cost.Hence your struggle to always raise as much as possible and be able to carry out your own financing, without economic contributions from the political or pharmaceutical sector.
Bet on a research line
Rafa and Juan visiting the inclusive foundation in Valencia.Photo: DT0
Once various research from the most important laboratories and centers in the country is known, it will be time to decide and bet on a research line.In principle, the idea of the association was to make a decision in a congress with internationally recognized scientists in the field of diabetes at the end of the year.However, an invitation has come to go to the International Congress of Valencia in a few months that can change this idea.
But, sooner or later, what are clear is that they will bet, with the advice of a scientific committee, for a new or already initiated investigation, that allows you to cure diabetes, not to alleviate it.“We are trying to change people's awareness.We are very conformist and this must be changed.Therefore, we are going to bet on the cure of the disease and to improve human quality. ”
That is the goal: to find the universal cure.The road is long, expensive and difficult, but the diabetes components are more hopeful than ever.Their desire are infinitive, because, without a doubt, they and their children deserve it.