In Portugal, 200 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed every day – a chronic disease, frequently silent, that affects all organs, being capable of diminishing the quality and duration of life. On World Diabetes Day, on November 14, Hospital da Luz Arrábida celebrates the date organizing several initiatives to raise awareness of the population on the disease. Along that day, a team of professionals from the hospital will be available to perform free screening (with glycemia, blood pressure and body mass index measuring), besides providing all information on diabetes. In the afternoon, there will be information sessions with a multidisciplinary team, in a conversational atmosphere of experience sharing, including a few surprises and a display of healthy recipes. Diabetes will be approached in the perspective of different medical specialties, namely: Endocrinology – Dr Isabel Meneses General and Family Medicine – Dr Ana Silva Nutrition – Dr Dília Soares Cardiology – Prof Dr Damião Cunha Podology – Dr Susana Queirós Ophthalmology – Dr Maria Araújo Holmes Place joins the initiative and will also be present with an activity on the importance of physical exercise in the context of diabetes. More than enough reason to celebrate with us this World Diabetes Day.We count on your presence! Date: November 14, 2019 Place: Hospital da Luz Arrábida (ground 0) Program: Free screening: 10:30-18:30 (by order of arrival) Information sessions: 16:30 Holmes Place: 18:45 (“Diabetes and physical exercise”) Remember: In Portugal , the number of diabetes cases has doubled in the last 20 years. About 40% of people with diabetes are unaware of the illness. This means that complications appear without proper therapeutics being given. The main reason for this reality is sedentary lifestyle , lack of physical exercise and excessive caloric diet of the population. For this reason, diabetes is already designated worldwide as the ‘21 st century epidemic’ . Diabetes is a chronic illness that depends on individual and behavioral factors, such as diet, physical activity and schedules. Diabetes is an excess of sugar in the blood or hyperglycaemia. Prolonged hyperglycaemia is associated in the medium to long term with damage in several organs (e.g.: eyes, kidneys, nervous system and cardiovascular system).
