Diabetes is a disease that has been increasing in the Mexican population, where about 75% of diagnosed patients have an lack of control of their treatment, he reported during the session of the College of General Physicians of Tijuana (COMEGETTI) the cardiologist, the cardiologist, the cardiologist, the cardiologist, the cardiologist, the cardiologist,Dr. Juan Collado.

The president of Comegeti, Dr. Yesenia Espinoza announced that the focus of the talk is to direct more aggressive therapies, where better benefits are offered to patients not only in sugar control.

Given the above, he explained that within the variables of a diabetic patient is hypertension, overweight and lipid profile, which can be treated comprehensively from new therapies that are currently emerging in order to offer the patient a handlingcontrolled and avoid future complications.

“Unlike other treatments that are currently handled in Mexico, which run the risk of generating hypoglycemia, these new therapies will gradually reduce this contingency due to the different mechanisms of action that are had, in addition to controlling the weight, the pressurearterial and lipid profile, ”he said.

He pointed out that this program is profitable if compared to the treatments available to public institutions, since a price between 700 and 800 pesos per table of tablets per month and long term is estimated, it represents considerable savings.

"If it looks based on times, it can prevent this patient from reaching a complication like a heart attack, and that is why I consider it better to invest early to wait for late diabetes complications," he said.

For its part, the Medical Link of Astrazeneca, Dr. Juan Collado mentioned that these treatments can be acquired in any private institution, since in the public sector they are not yet found but working on that, because an administrative process is still neededto be able to include them within the basic pictures.

He highlighted the importance of bringing these issues closer to general doctors since they are the first contact with the patient, and it is necessary that they know how the program that is being offered, as well as know who are the appropriate patients and the indications in particular so thatStart the therapies.

He indicated that the effectiveness of the treatment will clearly depend on the patient, where he must combine with the drugs a good diet as well as exercise, so if the patient meets this, it will show an improvement within the treatment.

To conclude, Dr. Collado recommended leading an adequate lifestyle with his diet and exercise, visits with his doctor, that their hemoglobin and glucose levels are made quarterly to know if they are controlled.

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