Diabetes in Mexico: It causes 13 deaths every hour

by time news

2024-08-27 23:00:00

The worst thing that can happen with the disease is its recurrence and what happens with it diabetes in Mexico. The condition continues to increase and affect more and more people. Although the most important thing is that many issues can be prevented by making some changes in life.

What is saliva sugar?

It is a chronic metabolic disease and occurs when blood glucose (sugar) levels are too high. It causes automatic failure in many organs of the body and its consequences can be fatal.

How many types of diabetes are there?

  • Type I diabetes
  • Type II diabetes
  • Gestational diabetes

Of all the types mentioned, it is the most common Diabetes type II and only in Mexico It causes 13 deaths every hour. The number is even higher than the deaths due to violence.

“Many people with diabetes do not experience obvious symptoms in the early stages. In fact, they may be so humble that they are not recognized or mistaken for other things due to lack of knowledge. This can lead to a late diagnosis, when complications are already apparent,” commented Dr. Enrique Caballero, a Mexican pathologist, researcher and active professor at Harvard Medical School.

What are the risk factors for diabetes?

  • Obesity
  • Areas of stress
  • Sedentary lifestyle or physical inactivity
  • Smoking
  • have high blood pressure

The relationship between diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease highlights the importance of prevention and early treatment of common risk factors.

Despite the above, the condition can be prevented because there is a stage called prediabetes, which is silent and is associated with a family history of diabetes, physical inactivity, poor eating, and growth in waist circumference. For this reason, it is recommended that if a direct member has had the disease, the whole family should be tested for the risk factor.

Diabetes does not occur in isolation but is linked to many risks, such as cardiovascular and metabolic conditions, such as insulin resistance and high blood pressure, among others.

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On the other hand, the treatment of complications Diabetes such as diabetic foot, diabetic retinopathy and coronary and kidney diseases can generate out-of-pocket costs of up to 2 million pesos over 30 years, according to Mónica Hurtado González, who is the education manager of the Mexican Diabetes Federation.

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