The objective is that people know their risk of contracting diabetes and can make medical control in time before the progress of evil.The app is totally free.
Under the direction of the endocrinologist Douglas Villarroel, the sponsorship of Drugstore Inti, its Merck medical line and the technological development of digital synapse, the first application for mobile devices created in Bolivia called “Diabetes its risk” was launched that- through simple steps-measureand calculate the risk of a person to develop type 2 diabetes in the next 10 years.
This new technology placed at the service of the population is free and seeks to help prevent the progress of this disease, considered the epidemic of the 21st century.
The launch of the application also responds to an investigation carried out in the city of Santa Cruz where it was determined that 29 percent of the cross -country population has a slightly high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, that is, one in 25 people could havethe disease in the coming years;while 7% are highly at high risk of developing this evil.
“Diabetes has become a serious threat to the world's population.The risk of developing diabetes is increasingly high due to our lifestyle.In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes. This serious disease can be prevented, postponing or controlling consuming a healthy diet, leading an active life and changing some habits.
Therefore, with this application we offer a mechanism to determine the risk factors that a person has to develop type 2 diabetes diabetes and how to take care to prevent diabetes. ”Douglas Villarroel, director of a thinning clinic that promotes a method to lose weight created by the specialist.
The application is already available for download from Google Play and Apps Store stores, responding to iOS and Android systems.
Digital Sinapsis was the company responsible for developing the application, Karen Heredia its general manager explained that the app "Diabetes its risk" is of easy and intuitive use that responding to a simple questionnaire will generate a result that will determine the degree of risk of acquiring thedisease.
The access for the download of the application is through the Play Store for Android and Apps Store cell phones and Tablets for iPone or iPads technology and is totally free.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Diabetes is a chronic disease that appears when the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin, or when the body does not effectively use the insulin it produces.It is due to an ineffective use of insulin.It represents 90% of world cases and is largely due to excessive body weight and physical inactivity.
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