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The Department of Sports City of Cartagena, in collaboration with the Diabetic Association of Cartagena (sodium) and the Primary Care Center Barrio Peral, is undertaking the implementation of a physical activity program to improve the management of patients with type II diabetes.
The presentation of this program took place yesterday at the municipal flag of Barrio Peral, with the presence of the Councillor for Sports, Alonso Gomez, the president and vice president for sodium, Federico Sánchez and Javier Gonzalez, respectively, the manager of the Department of Primary Care Cartagena, Manuel Ángel Moreno, the team coordinator for Primary Care Medical Center Barrio Peral, Consuelo Ariza, and the activity monitor, Ingrid Armada.
The objectives of this program are assessing the improvement in metabolic control of patients and the control of cardiovascular risk factors associated with diabetes, analyzing the attitudes and motivations of these patients before and after their involvement in this program physical activity and to know whether this intervention improves adherence to hygiene and dietary treatment and / or medication.
These specific objectives will try to conduct diabetes education through workshops and physical exercise supervised by a multidisciplinary team composed of medical staff of Primary Care Center Barrio Peral, staff of the Diabetic Association of Cartagena and monitor degree in Physical Education Sport Patronato Municipal de Cartagena.
The physical activity program will be held in the Municipal Pavilion of Sports Barrio Peral "Four Saints, with a three days a week for one hour each session, led by the instructor and assisted by nurses of the Health Center Barrio Peral during the development of it.
Patients attending classes divided into two groups, which performed mainly aerobic physical activity, appropriate to the level of each of them.
The total program duration is 6 months and if the goals are reached, the institutions will be willing to continue working with this research project.
After the presentation of the program, patients could enjoy a healthy breakfast and a physical education class.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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