Patients adopted healthier lifestyles such as physical activation and balanced foods.

The effort and commitment of 20 patients from the Mutual Aid of Chronic Diseases (GAM-EC) of the UMAPS The jícamas in Valle de Santiago, was reflected with the certification they obtained by having a healthier life.

The Ministry of Health through Health Jurisdiction V, through the Health Services Program, accredited this group of patients with diabetes mellitus for having managed to improve their quality of life by adopting healthier lifestyles such as physical activation such as activationand balanced foods.

The head of the Sanita V jurisdiction, Juan Jesús Martínez García, recognized the commitment that patients assumed in the care and improvement of their health, as well as the team of professionals who instructed and accompanied the patients to reach their goals.

“We are aware that it is not easy to change our habits even and when that implies having better health, however, we also know that it is not impossible and today you are demonstrating it.But, the most important thing is that these good eating habits that all this team of health professionals taught them become part of their life, in the same way the exercise because what is about this stability that they have achieved in theirHealth, despite his illness is permanent, ”said Martínez García.

With the UMAPS certification, the jícamas total seven gam belonging to the health jurisdiction V, which they have managed to certify during this year.

Of the seven certified GAM, 2 are from Yuriria, 2 of Moroleón, 1 in Uriangato, 1 in Jaral del Progreso (with excellence) and “East of Santiago Valley”.

“And this was possible thanks to all your effort and commitment as patients because the end of accounts our work as health professionals would not pay the expected fruits if you do not acquire that commitment and co -responsibility that health care is a decisionPersonnel who assumed with commitment and responsibility today ”reiterated the health jurisdiction V.

To obtain this accreditation, patients with diabetes adopted healthy lifestyles, managing to maintain their levels of capillary glucose smaller than 130 mg/dl and the average blood pressure less than 140/80 mmHg.