New York, 2 March ( EFE).- the singer Frankie Negrón is the new voice of a campaign to educate latinos about diabetes, while working in the production that will mark his return to the sauce, the genus that gave out nearly two decades ago.
“As many latinos, I have friends and relatives with diabetes and was unaware of the disease.” “Didn’t difficult and serious it may be, but I learned little by little because my cousin died last month”, said the spokesman of the campaign for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Puerto Rico, which consists of messages in written press, radio and television.
“Was devastating” for the family “she was only 29 years old, was the only daughter and had a two year old girl.” “He was fighting and waiting for a kidney (transplant) that never came,” said the artist of Puerto Rican origin that plans to launch its next album in late may or early June, which returns to the sauce.
Noted that diabetes is a serious disease that affects 26 million children and adults in the United States.UU., of which seven million are unaware that they have. It is also estimated that 20% of latinos in this country suffer from.
Negrón noted other alarming statistics that reveal that one in every three adults in this country (79 million) with pre-diabetes, which places them at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and many do know between seven and ten years later when has already begun to take their toll.
According to the American Diabetes Association, which organizes the national campaign “Stop diabetes”, the diagnosis early is critical to successful treatment and to delay or prevent some of its complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, stroke, amputations and death.
“It is a painful death, there are many complications,” Negron said that he asked the Latino community to monitor their diet and exercise, can help to delay or prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, which is the most common and occurs in adulthood.
“Diabetes is an epidemic and my message is to eat healthy, do exercises to make the test and if you have been diagnosed with the disease, which is caring.” Many believe that insulin is something magical, that if they inject you will be fine and that they can eat anything. “But if they do not carry diet, does not work,” said.
Centers for the Control and prevention of diseases (CDC) have pointed out that you one of every three children born in the United States.UU will develop diabetes, but statistics is even more alarming for the Latino community because one of every two will suffer the disease at some point in their lives.
Obesity affects disproportionately Hispanic children that puts them at risk for type 2 diabetes.
The salsero recalled that on March 27 is national day of warning against diabetes so be free tests to detect disease at various health centers.
Negron is the second singer which becomes spokesperson for “High diabetes”, since to do so in 2010 the sonero Gilberto Santa Rosa, who five years earlier had diagnosed the disease.
In the middle of the campaign, the salsero 35 is also recording his next album, which is listening anymore “Astead my bed”, an erotic of his own sauce and sauce that hits the market after their first album in English “Independence Day” in 2009.
“Again the sauce with this disc, although never her I stopped because I followed with my presentations”, said the singer, who began his career at age 19 and expected to capture the attention of young people with this disk.
The interpreter of “Unforgettable”, “Today I’ve become to fall in love” and “Eating to kisses” has returned to the Studio with renowned musicians, including Luisito Quintero and Rubén RodrÃguez has participated in all their productions.
Arrangements are carried out by Efrain Dávila and the production of Jimmy Greco, stressed Negron, who also composed with other singer-songwriters like Ray Contreras.
The Puerto Rican salsa Frankie Negrón
. EFE/file
