La Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Diabetes Foundation collaborate to prevent diabetes among students.
the best way to protect the future of thousands of students is the prevention of type 2 diabetes, as well as your diagnosis and early treatment to prevent complications.
Madrid, March of 2013- one of the main objectives of the Foundation for Diabetes is to make a call to society to take into account the importance of adopting measures against the risk of type 2 diabetes. Among many other actions carried out by this organization, is the collaboration agreement that has come with the University Carlos III of Madrid signed February 27, 2013, with the object of thousands of students participate in the campaign diabetes is preventable ”.
The project, which will take place online and will be available in www.uc3m.es/espacioestudiantes/universidad_saludable is intended that students can take the Findrisk test featuring 8 simple questions that give rise to a score that determines the risk of developing diabetes in the next 10 years. Also the application explains the user prevention measures to be applied in each specific case, and as a novelty, a link will be placed on sports activities organized by the University aiming to facilitate the realization of physical exercise as a way to prevent, and where appropriate, control diabetes.
The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, which belongs to the Madrid network of healthy universities (REMUS) and this year is developing the campaign “Move by the sound”, is particularly sensitized with prevention in health, this has developed a prevention program that includes this campaign initially to his students, but it will also expand to the teaching staff, administration and services.
Mª Luisa González-Cuéllar Serrano – Vice-Rector of students and University life and Beatriz Duenas – Director of the Foundation for Diabetes.
At a later stage will be the General results of the campaign between the two organizations. So far, the results that throws the campaign in Spain, which have participated in different actions more than 83,000 people 14.5% has a risk something or very high for developing diabetes in the next few years.
type 2 diabetes prevention
experts from around the world agree that type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90% of all cases of diabetes, can avoid acting preventively on modifiable risk factors. I.e., a healthy lifestyle based on balanced diet and the practice of some type of physical activity, depending on age and personal circumstances, contribute to the prevention of the disease.
Thus, as key measures to improve lifestyle are designated as follows:
-maintaining normal weight or lose more than 5% if there is overweight.
-make a fat intake below 30 percent of calories daily.
-make a consumption of animal fat (saturated) less than 10% of calories daily.
-include more than 15 grams of natural fiber per every thousand heatIAS swallowed the day.
-practice regular physical activity for more than 30 minutes a day, or more than 4 hours per week.
the Foundation for Diabetes
Foundation for Diabetes is a private entity, constituted under the aegis of the law 30/94 of 24 November, as an organisation of foundational nature without spirit of profit and of general interest. It was registered in the Ministry protectorate foundations registry of education and culture on December 9, 1998. The Foundation enjoys independent personality and own patrimony and has full legal capacity and work. Its purpose: contribute to the prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications, and the improvement of the quality of life of people with diabetes.
