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The Society of Diabetes of Cartagena and Region (SODICAR), in collaboration with the City of Cartagena through the Department of Social Services, has organized from November 11 to 17, numerous conferences, routes and marches and prevention campaigns, framed within of the XVIII Diabetes Week in Cartagena, under the motto 'Family and Diabetes'.
Details of the different activities scheduled for this month have been offered on the morning of November 4 by the Councilor for Social Services, Mercedes García and the president of SODICAR, María Dolores García.
Diabetes is a chronic and irreversible disease of metabolism in which there is an excess of glucose or sugar in the blood and urine.
This is due to a decrease in the secretion of the hormone insulin or a deficiency of its action.
To avoid it is not only to normalize blood sugar levels, but also try to normalize body weight and control other cardiovascular risk factors such as cholesterol, hypertension and overweight.
The Councilor for Social Services, Mercedes García, said that "a healthy life prevents diabetes."
Therefore, the activities programmed by the Department and SODICAR, for the week of November 11 to 17, make citizens aware and aware of the problems of this chronic disease.
On the occasion of Diabetes Day, next Thursday, November 14, the IX United Solidarity March for Diabetes has been organized, starting at 10:30 am, from the Plaza del Consistorial Palace.
Participants will tour the main street, Puertas de Murcia, Carmen, Plaza de España, Paseo Alfonso XIII, until they reach the Regional Assembly, where the reading of the manifesto will take place.
In addition, there will be a magic show by the magician Abel and many monuments and buildings of the city such as the Port Authority, the Santa Lucia Hospital, the source of the Isaac Peral Submarine, the Regional Assembly, the Andreo Clinic and the Neighborhood will be lit blue. of the Roman Forum.
The race numbers, which will be delivered before this activity, cost 1 euro for children and 5 euros for adults and will also obtain a bottle of water, a memorial handkerchief, a solidarity pencil of Dt0 and a dental cleaning free of Practiser.
For those who can not participate in the march, there will be a solidarity number, which can be purchased at the headquarters of SODICAR.
In addition to the solidarity march, different conferences and complementary activities have been scheduled such as:
November 11: Conference 'Healthy habits in obesity prevention, does gastric bypass cure Diabetes?', Given by the head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service of Arrixaca, Antonio Miguel Hernández.
November 12: Conference 'Risk Factors and Diabetes Control.
Patient care and the role of the family ', taught by the specialist in Family and Community Medicine of the Cartagena Casco Health Center, Ana Cebrián.
November 13 (9 hours): Route of the Castles (Los Moros-La Concepción) United for Diabetes: Departure from the parish of San Fulgencio.
Distance 10 km.
Collaborates with the Senior Cultural Association Sendas Senior.
November 13: Conference 'Technologies and advances in Type 1 Diabetes', given by the High Performance Athletes Diabetologist, Javier González.
November 15 (from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.): Information and Early Diabetes Detection Campaign, in Plaza Juan XXIII, in the Open Shopping Center booth.
November 17 (14 hours): Family meal together, at La Cartuja Restaurant.
Reservations can be made until November 13 at SODICAR.
During this day, there will be music and raffles.
During the month of November, free retinographies will be carried out at the Ircovisión headquarters, on Juan Fernández Street, 7. Prior appointment must be made at SODICAR.
All conferences will be held from 7:30 p.m., in the Assembly Hall of the CAM Foundation
THE DIABETES IN THE REGION OF MURCIA AND IN CARTAGENA
The prevalence of Diabetes does not stop increasing in the world of the hand of obesity and sedentary lifestyle, causing chronic health problems that, in the long term, are even more relevant than Diabetes itself.
It should be noted that there are two types of Diabetes.
Type 1 affects the younger population and is due to the fact that the pancreas does not produce insulin, so it requires the daily administration of this hormone.
Type 2 is the most frequent, affecting 90-95% of diagnosed cases and is characterized by insufficient insulin production or inadequate use of insulin.
The most frequent complications are usually hypoglycemia (blood glucose levels are below normal levels) and hypoglycemia (blood glucose levels are too high).
Up to 70% of Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented or delayed, adopting healthy lifestyles.
According to the IDF, it is estimated that by 2040, Diabetes will exceed 600 million affected.
In Spain, the prevalence is almost 14%, of which 6% are undiagnosed, which means more than 5 million and a half people have this chronic disease.
In the Region of Murcia, almost 200,000 people have Diabetes, being undiagnosed about 85,000 people (6%).
In Cartagena, 30,000 people are those with Diabetes, of which 13,000 are unaware.
The president of SODICAR, María Dolores García, has affirmed that "in the year 2040, the International IDF Diabetes Federation foresees that more than 600 million people suffer from Diabetes in the world, therefore, with a healthy life, based on food balanced and in sport, it can be delayed or prevented. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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