In Quintana Roo five out of 10 suffers from diabetes in adult population, according to figures from health jurisdiction number 2, so it is necessary to commit the patient and the doctor to control diabetes and reduce their complications, commented Jorge Gutiérrez Contreras, chiefof jurisdiction.
The issue of diabetes on World Health Day 2016 seeks to intensify public health actions to prevent disease and its complications such as improving diagnosis and control, as well as providing care and access to treatment to all people whoThey need.
"The role of the psychologist and psychiatrist are fundamental, the first will treat a person's thoughts and behavior"
Within the framework of the master conferences to address this topic that were carried out at La Salle University, teachers such as Caribe Revilla Velásquez, coordinator of the Nutrition and Gastronomy career of La Salle, commented that it is necessary to address the problem of diabetesImmediately, because of each person who has diabetes there is one who does not know it for the health personnel must be prepared and give multidisciplinary care.
Health specialists commented that spending at the Latin American level for attending diabetes occupied more than 380 billion dollars and if there is no sustainability in the health system, in the medium term, it will be very affected.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces and since the hormone that regulates blood sugar is not produced.
Eder Patiño Rivera, Liaison Psychiatrist and Head of Medical Care of the Center for Integral Care of the Patient with Diabetes at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, “Salvador Zubirán”, commented that the mental health area is transcendental for a patient with diabetes.
“The role of the psychologist and psychiatrist are fundamental, the first will treat the thoughts and behavior of a person who becomes his main obstacles to adhere to a food plan or some treatment;In addition, in case of depression, work and acceptance of the disease must be worked on, ”he said.
