In the Carmelitas Center, the Ada Review 2016 was held, a summary of what was in the American Diabetes Congress.The presentation is a free annual activity aimed at doctors involved in the treatment of this disease, who wish to know the latest advances on the subject.
Both the American Congress of Diabetes and the European are the most important events of the specialty.16,000 professionals from all over the world participate annually.It shows the latest diagnosis and diabetes treatment advances.
A group of doctors participating in such an meeting offers a summary of the most important topics to local professionals.“The Ada Review Asunción is capital relevance because diabetes is a very prevalent condition in the country.Also because efforts are increasingly oriented to avoid premature complications and deaths for this evil, ”said Dr. Luis Barriocanal Perasso, president of the Paraguayan Diabetology Society.
On the day, issues related to treatment, the appearance of new drugs and their security, such as the appearance and progression of complications attributed to diabetes were discussed.The speakers were Paraguayan doctors who attended the 76th American Diabetes Congress, in the United States and who provide services in different public and private care services in our country.
Likewise, an important debate panel was carried out, composed of 13 national referents in diabetes.According to Barriocanal, this space was created for the discussion of the issues addressed during the course of the day where doubts about daily procedures were clear in the treatment of the mentioned disease.
The Paraguayan Society of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Arteriosclerosis, Internal Medicine and Sanofi Diabetes organized the event.
"This allows specialists to transmit to their colleagues throughout the country their knowledge having the ability to summarize the most important information collected in the United States," concluded the professional.
According to the World Health Organization, only in 2016, 422 million people in the world suffer from this chronic disease.For its part, the Ministry of Health of our country, argues that diabetes affects 10% of the population.This figure has increased due to factors such as sedentary lifestyle, obesity and poor diet.
