Adito: Technology at the service of diabetes patients

The head of the Endocrinology Service of the Toledo Hospital, José López, highlights the use of insulin pumps and subcutaneous glucose sensors as important advances

Toledo celebrated this Friday the World Diabetes Day illuminating the facades of the Cathedral and the City Council, but the activities organized by the City Diabetics Association (Adito) continued yesterday since early morning.

After half past nine, some 300 people concentrated in the immediate vicinity of the El Greco Congress Palace to participate in the solidarity march that toured the return to the valley.300 Toledo and toledanas joined the initiative for which the sports councilor and accessibility, Maite Puig, who completed the six kilometers of the route with the attendees, also put on the sports clothes.

The march served to instill healthy lifestyle habits, to prevent or better cope with the pathology, but also to raise funds and support solidarity projects promoted by the Spanish Diabetes Society.This was explained by the Head of the Endocrinology Service of the Virgen de la Salud hospital in Toledo, José López, who said that the collection had been around the thousand euros that will be allocated to the project 'Insulina is life', an international campaign based on distributing insulin byThird World countries.

Subsequently, workshops were held for the little ones in the Palacio de Congresos - a gymkana, educational games and a scarf race in the watchman's esplanade - as well as several talks about food, sport and help that new technologies can provide.

Dr. López highlighted the use of insulin infuses and subcutaneous glucose sensors as important advances.He explained that, connected to the glucose sensor, the insulin pump actively contributes to stable glucose levels 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing patients to «take care of diabetes to the diabetes to thetime they maintain their rhythm of life ».

In addition, he explained that the sensors implanted under the skin allow the sick to have constant information of their glucose levels."The monitoring is continuous and very important, especially for type 1 diabetics," said the optional.

EmotivityThe acts concluded with a talk about the control of the disease and with emotional recognition to twelve people suffering from diabetes for 50 years.The Provincial Health Coordinator of the Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha, María José Rivas, also wanted to support the Association.

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