HEALTH: IN THE PIEDMONT OF DIABETES CAMPAIGN good compensation

Arrive in Piedmont Unita 'Mobile in the BCD to inform and sensitize citizens on the importance of "good compensation of diabetes and how to control the disease. Saturday, September 19th at Chivasso, Monday '21 September in Turin and Wednesday' 23 September to Novara doctors diabetologists AMD (Association of Diabetes Specialists) and SID (Societa 'Italian di Diabetologia) and nurses of OSDI (Italian Health Care Workers of Diabetology) almost for the public analysis of blood glucose and, for the first time, glycated hemoglobin, crucial parameter for controlling diabetes over time. The stages are held in the "National Campaign BCD - Information. Allies. Protected. "Which was launched in 2008 making stops in 18 provincial capitals throughout the peninsula. The initiative 'made possible thanks to the contribution of Sanofi-aventis, and it' promoted by the IDF (International Diabetes Federation) under the patronage of the Ministry of Health. The choice of test is not 'random: the set of two values is today the best way' to assert that effective diabetes and 'controlled. A lot of the road still to be done to achieve this objective: according to data from a study by SIMG in 2007, 47 percent of people with diabetes has glycated hemoglobin values within the threshold considered by 7 percent, also in line with values the first data on the experiences recorded in the previous edition of the Campaign BCD. 'It is the key parameter to achieve good compensation of diabetes and controlling the disease in affected individuals. - Explains Professor Massimo Massi Benedetti, vice president IDF Global - good compensation of diabetes also means limiting the risk of occurrence of complications such as heart attacks and strokes, as well as damage to the arteries of the kidneys, legs and eyes. Just think, in this sense, today diabetes is not controlled, 'the leading cause of blindness' and amputations in eta 'adult'. Every person that will 'control sull'ambulatorio Mobile will' handed the booklet "BCD - the practical guide to learn how to control diabetes." "From Regional Registry Diabetes, it is estimated that in Piedmont are more than 205,000 people with diabetes, about 180,000 of those affected by diabetes" type 2 ". - Says Dr Anna Chiambretti, Regional President AMD-The main problem of diabetes and its complications are particularly increased cardiovascular risk. " "Information campaigns help an early detection and prevention - stresses Julius Titta, regional secretary FIMMG - E 'need, however,' that of family medicine, the team diabetes care and all the figures, multidisciplinary and pluriprofessionali land in the management of person with diabetes, in a collaborative framework (integrated management of diabetes).