They warn about the effects of diabetes on people and their prevention

Dr. Pablo Fernández, expert in diabetes and endocrinology, warned of the effects of diabetes on people and presented some preventive measures that could be applied.

According to the professional, the leading cause of kidney failure and dialysis in the world, leading cause of traumatic blindness and amputations, while the disease continues to increase.

He also mentioned that one-third of patients had cardiovascular disease and that "the leading cause of death in diabetic patients was the disease." cardiovascular diseases, especially stroke and myocardial infarction, "says Dr. Fernández.

What is worrying is that, according to the latest studies, only 25% of people with diabetes say they know their cardiovascular risk. "The patient who does not know his risks, who does not know his illness adheres much less well to the treatment and the final results are only these complications." The diabetic patient, because of his diabetes, has a reduced life expectancy of six years and the one who suffered a stroke and suffered it, was reduced by 12 years, "he says.

"The patient who does not know his risks, who does not know his illness adheres much less well to treatment" . PABLO FERNÁNDEZ, diabetologist endocrinologist

Therefore, Pablo Fernández mentions that it is important that people with diabetes know their disease, their treatment and their risks

. According to the specialist, when one diagnoses diabetes in a person, many suffer from significant anxiety because they have heard that it was an important disease and that it involved complications, but that this initial fear turned into respect and after six years. months of treatment often reduce personal care, checks, adherence to treatment and find that it is more normal to have higher blood sugar.