The Quirónsalud Hospital of Valencia will carry out free analytics and tests from April 5 to 7 on the occasion of World Health Day held next Thursday and that this year takes as motto 'overcome diabetes'.Also, Quirónsalud Torrevieja (Alicante) will carry out the early diagnostic campaign of colon cancer, in which he will perform free blood tests in feces, as reported by the center in a statement.
Dr. Domingo has warned, regarding diabetes, that "without diagnosis we cannot treat it" and that "without treatment diabetes will become a potentially deadly disease for the patient."
People who approach the Quirónsalud Valencia hospital, from 8:00 a.m. to 10 a.m., must "go to fast" to perform the analytics.
With these results, the Quirónsalud hospital has stated that the patient "will be able to know what the general state of his health is and if he suffers signs of disease", such as anemia, infections, diabetes, alterations of the liver or cholesterol levels and triglycerides in blood.
The specialist of the Checking Unit at the Quirónsalud Valencia Hospital, Antonio Domingo, explained that "any adult should at least an annual general analytics."While in those cases where the patient meets "all recommendations of healthy lifestyle and eating" with "normal analytical results", the check "could be biannual."
However, Dr. Domingo has pointed out that in cases with altered results, or "if the patient's characteristics were recommended," the analytics "should be done every six months."
5 million type 2 diabetics
As reported by the Quirónsalud hospital in the statement, it is estimated that more than 5 million people in Spain are type 2 diabetics, of which 43 percent-more of 2 million affected-"are still to be diagnosed."
"Among the key tests for diagnosis are the study of capillary glucose levels and glucose and glygosylated hemoglobin levels in venous blood," said the health center.
For his part, Dr. Domingo has affirmed that the fundamental thing is to make an early diagnosis."Without diagnosis we cannot treat it and without treatment diabetes will become a potentially deadly disease for the patient", since "the development of the same will cause such important organic alterations that they will determine the entire process of degeneration of their organism," he said.
Associated with diabetes, Quirónsalud has reported that multitude of diseases can be found, those that highlight injuries in blood vessels, peripheral nerves and retina, in addition to pathologies such as diabetic foot, nephropathies, heart disease and arterial hypertension..While diseases that "more favor the appearance of diabetes" are obesity and arterial hypertension.
Quirónsalud Torrevieja
The Quirónsalud Hospital in Torrevieja, which will also celebrate this day from April 5 to 8, will offer free tests, forums and conferences, which will be held at the Quirónsalud Orihuela and Santa Pola medical centers, from 10 to 12 hours.
In the scheduled conferences, the 'latest advances in the treatment of diabetes and metabolic surgery' have highlighted, which Oscar Boullosa will offer, and 'II Meeting of Journalists and Bloggers', among others.
