14% of the Spanish population suffers from diabetes, a group that increases every year due to the aging of the population, to sedentary lifestyle and the increase in obesity among the population, according to data provided by the Bellvitge Hospital.
The specialists of the health center have highlighted the importance of improving coordination between primary care and the hospital to serve these types of patients, as well as the use of new technologies to treat the disease.
According to health center sources, between 20 % and 30 % of the total patients entering the Bellvitge Hospital suffer from diabetes, so it highlights the importance of maintaining an optimal relationship between all welfare devices, as well as applying new technologiesthat extend and optimize their treatment.
The use of a new device called 'Bolus Calculator' has improved the control of type 1 diabetes without increasing the risk of hypoglycemia, according to a study conducted by the health center.
The electronic device used in the daily control of patients with type 1 diabetes incorporates an insulin calculator, that is, in addition to calculating sugar levels, it also calculates the exact amount of insulin that the patient should administer.
The head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Manuel Pérez Maraver, explained that "this new device that has been used for two years allows the patient to know perfectly the insulin that must be administered and so does not have to make approximate calculations daily depending on whether they are theBlood sugar levels ".