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The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, and the Minister of Health, Encarna Guillén, inaugurated this afternoon the new headquarters of the Murcia Association for Diabetes Care (Adirmu), a new facility located on the premises of the Palacio de los Deportes Murcia, which has been provided by the Council, and in which the association offers free consultations with a multidisciplinary team of health professionals to improve the quality of life of diabetics.
The event, which coincides with World Health Day, which this year has focused on diabetes, was attended by President of the Association, Asuncion Saez;
Councillor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello;
Councillor of Social Rights, Conchita Ruiz;
and the director general of Public Health and Addictions, Manuel Molina Boix.
"Today is a day for awareness and prevention.
More than 100,000 murcianos have diabetes, a disease with an incidence rate of 14% that can be controlled and treated to prevent complications, "said José Ballesta, who added that" the City Council want to support the transfer of this local 85 meters square, the specialized work of Adirmu, who has worked for the health of Murcia more than 30 years. "
Adirmu partners and more than a hundred volunteer health professionals (nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists) have been thrown to the street today to raise awareness of the treatment of this disease and its prevention.
"Increased access to diagnosis is key Adirmu He indicated the president of Assumption Sáez-, as 6% of the population suffers from diabetes, but does not know".
Therefore, in collaboration with the School of Nursing of the University of Murcia, Adirmu today issued two free tests at various points of the city: the measurement of blood glucose to diagnose occult diabetes and test Cindrich, a simple test that assesses the risk of developing type 2 (preventable) in the next 10 years diabetes.
School Diabetes
Adirmu provisionally maintain its previous home in New Condomina until partners who understand the new headquarters of the Palacio de los Deportes, where lectures, conferences and direct advice and teach patients and their families.
In this new location, the Murcian association will continue to conduct free diagnostic tests and various activities such as the School of Diabetes, with free training provided by health professionals, and the School of Diabetes for children, children's workshops.
Soon, Adirmu will also launch a cooking school with healthy and nutritious recipes without sugar.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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