In Mexico, 14 of every 100 people between 20 and 60 have diabetes, a health problem that appears to be excessive accumulation of glucose in the blood due to a deterioration in the secretion and / or action of the hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas and responsible for maintaining normal blood sugar levels.
Approximately 25 to 35 percent of diabetes patients follow a control on his problem, which means that a large majority of patients do not, at least in the right way.
In order to raise awareness about the importance of diabetes patient education and that it deals with the problem of health holistically, in Mexico City took place on 26 May, the first International Summit for Patient Education Diabetes. The meeting was organized by the Mexican National Association of Diabetes Educators (ANMED), and was attended by representatives of similar organizations in England, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
During the presentation of the meeting, Patricia González Monroy, ANMED president said that to be recognized as a diabetes educator must be a health professional and be supported by Mexican Diabetes Federation, the only entity that can certify to counsel education and communication in the field, in order to make discussions on prevention and care of their own illness and now there are two thousand educators in the field in Mexico.
Monroy Gonzalez said the association president is also concerned about the education of physicians caring for people afflicted by diabetes, which is directed through conferences and workshops nationwide. “The approach we take to meetings with doctors is that treatment must be comprehensive, interdisciplinary, to be clear that should involve both nutritionists, as ophthalmologists, nephrologists, dermatologists or whoever that the patient needed to prevent or delay chronic complications, while improving its quality and life expectancy. Thus, education is not about treatment, but as part of it. ”
Current epidemiological picture
Dr. Rosa Maria Aguilar Tlapala responsible for ANMED educational materials, reported that each year the consequences of diabetes leading to death more than 35 million patients worldwide, resulting in 60 percent of all deaths in the world.
He also explained that today there are 285 million adults with diabetes, between 20 and 79, and 344 million other glucose intolerant, ie your blood sugar rises above normal after eating but can be regularized without assistance, this does not mean that the illness, but your risk is high. That same age group will have 438 million people affected by diabetes in 2030 and 472 million more will be intolerant to glucose.
Also, Aguilar said Tlapala International Summit aims to update the health professionals who support the care and education of patients with diabetes, through workshops in which participants exchange experiences.
Mexico now ranks tenth in the world in number of diabetes patients with 6.8 million and is expected to reach in 2030 to seventh place with 11.9 million. In this regard, Dr. Sashko Dunkerley, director cardiometabolic Medical Laboratories Novartis, pointed out that there are indications that genetic mixing of different races more aggressive disease in the Mexican population, and that can manifest from an early age and act on body rapidly.
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