The 4th Educational Meeting in Diabetes 1 was held

It took place at the Municipal Patinodrome and was organized by the NGO children and young people with diabetes 1 of Mar del Plata.

The participants began arriving around 12.30 to make a lunch to the basket and vaccinate against the flu, but most people arrived at 14, which was the official starting schedule of the activities.

To this end, three groups were made, according to the ages, which worked under the talk mode workshop the different problems that interest each segment.

The first group was formed by children until twelve years and was coordinated by Lic. Melisa Scher who dealt with the issue of emotions and diabetes 1, first turn.And then, by educator Silvia Rodríguez, who told them about the care that should be taken with the disease.

Young people and adolescents discussed the themes of "Addictions and Diabetes" with Mr. Nicolás Laterrade, and "Sexology and Diabetes" with the nurse María Cristina Damboriana.

The third segment was formed by adult parents and patients, who did a hypoglycemia workshop and practiced how to apply glucagon with Silvia Rodríguez.And then they attended a talk with Lic. In Nutrition Florencia Tullier, which told them about the insulin pump and presented a new application patch.

Around 17.30, the activities were ended and a healthy snack was shared.

Regarding this event, the president of the NGO, Mónica Peralta, stressed the importance it had because "we continue to educate and function as a containment network", since the call was important and even had families from the area that wereThey approached to participate.

The NGO children and young people with diabetes 1 is formed by families that have a member with this problem.They meet once a month in the center of former Falklands combatants.It should be noted that meetings are with free admission.

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