{"id":13522,"date":"2014-11-12T10:55:20","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/?p=13522"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:44:40","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T22:44:40","slug":"ministry-of-health-of-mexico-city-called-citizens-to-fight-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/ministry-of-health-of-mexico-city-called-citizens-to-fight-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Of Health of Mexico City Called Citizens to Fight Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13555\" src=\"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/diabetes.jpg\" alt=\"diabetes\" width=\"196\" height=\"130\" \/>On 9 November, the Ministry of Health of <strong>Mexico City made a call for thousands of people to meet at the Monument to the Revolution<\/strong>, with the aim of <strong>creating awareness in the capital and the general public about the prevention<\/strong>, <strong>detection<\/strong> and <strong>treatment of diabetes<\/strong>. This chronic disease affects an average of 600,000 people in Mexico City and almost seven million people nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>The event, which gathered nearly 3000 people, was held on the eve of World Diabetes Day, which will take place on November 14 and was led by Roman Rosales Aviles, Sub-Minister of Medical Services and Supplies at the local Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, the officia<strong>l called society to adopt a healthy lifestyle, that should include a balanced diet, avoid alcohol and tobacco<\/strong>, physical activity and seek medical check-ups at least once a year.<\/p>\n<p>Also, he pointed out that about 75 percent of the population over age 20 is obese or overweight, major risk factors for acquiring the disease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When a person with diabetes does not follow prescribed treatment<\/strong>,<strong> increases his or her chances of developing complications<\/strong>, including <strong>vision loss<\/strong>, <strong>diabetic foot<\/strong> (which may lead to amputation of lower limbs), as well as <strong>cardiovascular disease<\/strong> or <strong>kidney damage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Rosales Aviles said the government of Mexico City has established strategies for prevention and early detection of diabetes like glucose testing, which are performed at health fairs, 12 Early Detection Units, Public Transport System stations, the Wholesale Market of Mexico City and 220 health centers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the local Ministry of Health is responsible for the Specialized Center in Integrated Management for patients with diabetes, through which have served more than 15,000 people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Through:<\/strong><em> Notimex<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 9 November, the Ministry of Health of Mexico City made a call for thousands of people to meet at the Monument to the Revolution, with the aim of creating awareness in the capital and the general public about the prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes. 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