Within the framework of World Diabetes Day, which is commemorated on November 14, hundreds of Salamanca have carried out a human chain to raise awareness of society about this disease.
Hundreds of Salamantinos have joined this Saturday to sympathize with all those who suffer diabetes.A human chain has left from the Plaza Mayor at 11:00 a.m. and has traveled numerous streets such as the Arc del Corrillo and Meléndez Street until you reach the house of the shells.From there, he has continued on Company Street until he reaches the University's facade, to reach Juan XXIII square along Calderón de la Barca Street.
After this, one of the participants in the chain, Casimiro Blanco, athlete with type 1 diabetes, will climb Ionimus, where he will pick up the hoop with a three -year -old girl with diabetes.
The objective of the same is to sensibly to society about type 1 and 2 diabetes disease. This proposal is included in a series of acts that will take place on November 14, the day world day is celebratedof diabetes.
In the case of the Transdiabetes Social Movement, this initiative, which has already been carried out successfully in other Spanish cities, has been organized in Salamanca by a member of the association and mother of a small with diabetes, Laura García.She, explained that "we do not feel supported, especially with respect to the little ones for example at school, it would be good that there were sanctary staff, it is complicated but we will try to go little by little."
In Salamanca there are 20,000 affected by this disease.Of them, between 1% and 5% suffer type 1 diabetes and the rest type 2. The first usually has it the little ones and is very difficult to detect, so you have to carry out countless tests.
Other actions
Regarding the rest of actions prior to the celebration on November 14 of World Diabetes Day, the Lighting of the City Council's facade stands out, from day 13 to Sunday 15.
Also, on the 13th, the Municipal Center Julián Sánchez 'El Charro' will host a conference on this disease, by Dr. Francisca Manzano Recio.
And on the 14th and 15th, the association will install in the Plaza del Liceo, a tent, where it will offer information about diabetes and invite everyone who wants to perform a blood glucose to measure their glucose levels.
