Due to the lack of information on the condition of type 1 diabetes and the despair of families in the face of the diagnosis of this condition in their children, Rosangel Jaramillo Rivas is the founder and president of the Association “Unidos for the Children Diabetes Type 1 Tijuana”,with the purpose of providing advice and help.
Promote education in type 1 diabetes is to acquire the necessary knowledge to live free of complications, so the association has talks and workshops taught by specialists in nutrition, psychology and endocrinology.The program consists of sessions of every 15 days to share experiences and learn from health issues, this was announced by Rosangel Jaramillo.
In an informative way, he said that the condition of type 1 diabetes can be presented in babies and young people."Not only do we receive children with this condition, adults are also integrated into the association."
After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to one of her children, the founder indicated that the association originated in 2010 as a support group, later when the members increased, it was formalized in 2014. Currently 80 families make up the agency.
The main objective for the association is to accompany families morally, "we know the doubts that a family can have and we understand that it is devastating news."
“I realized that there were many associations of this type in the US and in several states of the Republic, but not in Tijuana.That is why I started the support group in my house until we become an association, since it has grown more and more by families looking for information and help for their children who suffer from this condition, "he said.
The support and resources of medicines come from the families that make up the association and the community that provides help.For more information you can check the Facebook page. Link