The Dominican Republic is hosting a course in which more than 100 doctors are formed that will treat diabetes patients in different countries of Central America and other regions of Latin America.

Doctors who receive training come from Central and South America and may contribute to the treatment of patients who arrive at the doctor with little training and knowledge of this pathology.

The information was offered by Dr. Ammar Ibrahim, director of the National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition (INDEN).The course lasted yesterday and continues today and has Dominican teachers and other countries.

This is a continuous medical update course, aims to provide greater knowledge about diabetes, because statistics in Central America point out that about 80% of people with this condition are attended by general, family and internist doctors.

"The initiative arises from the need to avoid complications of diabete in patients to be better diagnosed in their initial stage and support the diabetes specialist so that he can provide accurate treatment," said the director of INDEN.The diabetes epidemic had registered 382 million people.