The House of the diabetic, whose activities started in October 2003, several missions information and therapeutic care that are financed mainly by EPAP, a public administration for prevention. One of his goals is to help people with diabetes live better every day with their disease and to delay the complications it entails. But another facet of its activities, not least, is to establish a prevention program to the general public.
If Type 1 diabetes accounts for only 5% of the Polynesian population is mainly diabetes type 2, which concerned health authorities for several years, hence the creation of this structure paramedical there nearly six years .
20% of the population concerned The Polynesian genetic predisposition for this type of pathology, but also favorable environmental conditions (70% of the population is over-weight, a sedentary lifestyle due to increased urbanization ...) so require increased action and overall prevention. The health consequences are indeed obvious to the patient: risks of heart problems, blindness, amputation, required daily dialysis ...
The consequences for society are not less (sickness absence ...), and the financial impact of the management of these patients by the CPS (Caisse de Prevoyance Sociale) is far from negligible with present approximately 8,000 patients in care.These figures are however far from reflecting the reality with an estimated 20% of the population (approx. 50,000 people) people who may be affected more or less seriously by this disease, whose symptoms did not find that very progressively screened out. The leaders of the House of diet - which works in partnership with the health structures of the country but also with two associations that manage screening campaigns - have reminded the Minister the main work of the MDD to try to stop this scourge. Information and prevention must be strengtheneThis sets up throughout the year various activities of information for a healthier lifestyle (diet, physical activity ...) from patients who are sent by physicians. 1175 people with diabetes have benefited from an educational care since the creation of the MDD. And a hundred professionals have been trained to facilitate an educational network as well as in the Tahiti islands. Moreover, there are actions in companies to inform employees. Different 'Dating Polynesian fight against diabetes, "which are organized in Tahiti since 2006 have proved such a success (nearly 2,500 visitors in 2006), and a new animation of this type is planned for November. The means are far from being commensurate with the stakes and the minister, who acknowledged the quality and the investment by the small team of ten people, has expressed "wanting to fight" for the human and more substantial financial are made to serve the collective cause.
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