San Isidro: Specialists give advice on diabetes

This is in the context of the free workshop "Clarifying Doubts", whose goal is to guide patients on how to approach the disease for better quality of life. life. The meeting will be held on Saturday, July 14 at 9:00 am at the Central Hospital.

In order to promote diabetes education and prevention, the Public Health Secretariat of the Municipality of San Isidro is organizing the "Clarify Doubts" workshop for diabetic patients and diabetes groups. 39; belonging. It will be held on Saturday, July 14 from 9:00 to 12:00 in the main hall of the Central Hospital (Santa Fe Avenue 431)

The Head of the Nutrition and Diabetology Section of the Central Hospital, María Virginia Prieto , explained: that in addition to healthy eating, physical activity and drugs, meetings are particularly highlighted in diabetes education.

"We guide patients on what foods to choose, when to check their blood glucose, what exercise to do, and when, how to avoid low blood sugar or hypoglycaemia; and how to organize the medicine for its best use. With knowledge and practice, patients make better decisions, "says the doctor.

In the workshop, hands-on exercises are performed on all the necessary procedures such as the use of the drug. glucose monitoring equipment and insulin application technique.] Contains courses:

– Basic Concepts of Disease

– Guidelines for Healthy Eating

] – Hypoglycemia (detection of symptoms and how to solve them)

– Self-monitoring glycemic (? How, when and for what?)

– Prevention of complications Quality of life

– Foot care and prevention injuries

What is diabetes

Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by the body's inability to produce or use insulin, which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that allows for control Glucose (sugar) levels in the blood as a source of energy

Without insulin, blood glucose levels rise and cause irreversible vascular damage to organs and tissues in the long term. . If left untreated, it can cause complications such as coronary artery disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and / or lower limb amputation.