Ecuador: The House of Diabetes

The Diabetes House is a space of care, where we gather patients and family, suffering or running the risk of diabetes.Our goal is to improve the quality of life, through timely care, prevention and education in diabetes.

Diabetes is a chronic condition that is triggered when the body loses its ability to produce sufficient insulin or use it effectively.Insulin is a hormone that is manufactured in the pancreas and that allows food glucose to pass to the body's cells, where it becomes energy so that the muscles and tissues work.As a result, a person with diabetes does not absorb glucose properly, so that it is circulating in the blood (hyperglycemia) and damaging the tissues over time.This deterioration causes potentially lethal health complications.

There are three main types of diabetes:

- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (DMG)
- Complications

People with diabetes are at a greater risk of developing a series of serious health problems.Permanently high levels of blood glucose can cause serious diseases, which will affect the heart and blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves.In addition, people with diabetes also run a greater risk of developing infections.In almost all high -income countries, diabetes is one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease, blindness, renal failure and lower limb amputation.Keeping blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol tension close to normal can help delay or prevent diabetic complications.People with diabetes need to regularly review to detect possible complications.

Address: Av. April 12 4-25 and Av. Fray Vicente Solano / Telephone: 593-072 836299
e-mail: info@casadeladiabetes.org / Cuenca-Ecuador

The psychologist Ana Fernanda Sánchez E. is an educator in Diabetes and the President Foundation Los Fresnos said that the mission of this institution is to be a non -profit social organization, aimed at supporting, helping and advising people with diabetes and their families,In all those aspects that improve their quality of life favoring the implementation of education as a process and essential part and diabetes treatment.

In his vision is being a local, provincial and national reference of all diabetes related interest groups, for this we must reach people with messages that motivate and guide the fulfillment of their therapeutic program.Be recognized as social change agents contributing to improve the quality of life.

Actively participate in prevention and awareness campaigns about this disease.Promoting everyone's education.

Incorporating the culture of excellence in food, medical care, nutrition, among other points. (Scu)

Camp

All the holidays the house of diabetes and worries about the well -being of children and young people to join the camps they always focus on their well -being.

Talks

Continuous training for children, youth and adults at home or outside it, for the patient and their families, thus acceptance and improvement will be achieved.

Health Fairs

Health fairs are permanently developed in different places such as Paraíso, Teatro Sucre, Parque Calderón, Parque de la Mother and even in the same facilities in the center

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