Get active and plan for diabetes

• April 29, 2024

In order to promote a healthier and healthier lifestyle, for the second consecutive year the Diabetoning Silanes , which involved the participation of more than 300 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 .

There are currently around 371 million people withdiabetes in the world, of which the type 2 diabetes It accounts for 90% of the world's cases, and is largely caused by excessive body weight and physical inactivity.

The Medical Director of the FMD, Guadalupe Fabián He said exercise is one of the fundamental elements to achieve control of thediabetes . International organizations such as American Diabetes Association suggest that people withdiabetes must complete at least 150 minutes of physical activity aerobic per week to control the levels of glucose in the blood".

A trip of two kilometers in the Forest of Tlalpan had as main objective to make people aware of the importance of the exercise , both to prevent and control the diabetes . The event was supported by the Mexican Federation of Diabetes, (FMD) , the Forest runners of Tlalpan , the Diabetes Research Foundation (FIND) , the Hospital Juarez del Centro and the Hospital of Jesus del Centro .

On the other hand the endocrinologist Miguel Peniche, member of the Latin American Diabetes Association and the American Diabetes Association , noted that "the type 2 diabetes is the main cause of blindness, renal failure and amputations of non-traumatic origin of lower limbs, as well as neuropathies (alterations of the nervous system), myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accidents, which can diminish up to 10 years of life ".

According to information from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012 , the increase in physical activity , proper diet and weight reduction decrease the risk of developingdiabetes between 34% and 43%.