San Francisco, California.Mexicans living in the United States are twice as a risk of getting sick with diabetes with respect to the non -Latin white skin population in that country, so providing information about the condition, risk factors and control mechanisms is vital,The American Diabetes Association (AD) warns.
In the 2014 report of the organization, the agency provides new data on the prevalence of diabetes in the so -called minority communities and highlights that while 7.6 percent of the non -Hispanic white population lives with diabetes, 13.9 percent of the American Mexican originThey have the condition.
Diabetes has become a serious risk to the health of people and a cause for concern of the international community.The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that by 2030, the disease will be located in the seventh site as a cause of death in the world.However, in Mexico it has been, for several years, of the main causes of death.
According to ADA data, nationals based in the United States run the same risk or even higher, for lifestyle and eating habits, mainly.
This will be one of the issues that will be addressed during the 74 ADA Congress that began today in this city, where around 18 thousand participants attend, of which more than 14 thousand are doctors and researchers from 117 countries.
For five days, experts will go to scientific sessions about the most relevant advances in basic research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
The ADA is an international reference organism about condition, which in the world affects 347 million people and causes high mortality due to the various complications that occur in the body due to high blood sugar levels.
WHO data indicates that more than 80 percent of deaths are reported in low and medium income countries.
Based on the 2014 report, the ADA warns that diabetes requires the urgent attention of the Latin community, due to the high prevalence of evil, especially between those of Mexican origin (13.9 percent) and Puerto Ricans (which report a prevalenceof 14.8 percent).
Of the Central Americans and South Americans living in the United States, 8.5 percent have metabolic alteration, and 9.3 percent of Cubans.
The issue of complications derived from high glucose levels is another relevant during the ADA congress, in particular renal damage and limb amputations.Both can be prevented, but for this the joint work of the diabetes management expert and the nephrologist are required in the case of the kidneys, Robert G. Nelson said?Member of the Scientific Committee of Congress.
In turn, Nicholas J. Lowery, also a member of the Scientific Committee, commented that amputations can be avoided with an early detection of alterations in the patient's circulatory system.Faced with existing damage, it is possible to stop its progress with adequate medical care, he said.
