In Pro-Medica Hospital in Ełk is launching a series of workshops "Diabetes without secrets"

Workshop educational activities for patients and their families will be held in the Conference Room at Primary Health Care Physicians Clinic in Ełk, 24 Baranki Street on the following dates and topics:

• 9 October, 1:00 p.m. – "Diabetes – diagnosis, monitoring, treatment."
• 23 October, 12:00 p.m. – "Rules healthy nutrition in diabetes."
• 6 November, 1:00 p.m. – "Insulin therapy, carbohydrate exchangers, hypoglycemia"
• 20 November, 1:00 p.m. – "Diabetes Pregnant women"

Hotline and registration at the number – 87 621 96 07

Diabetes is a growing health and social problem. In Poland, she suffers from it over 3 million people, and it is predicted that by 2030 every tenth Pole will be struggled with this disease. Cost of benefits, medical devices and medicines used in diabetes in 2022 amounted to approx. PLN 2.5 billion.

Diabetes It is a metabolic disease. It is characterized by increased glucose concentration in the (hyperglycaemia) as a result of impaired insulin action or secretion. If left undiagnosed or untreated, it damages eyesight, kidneys, blood vessels, leads to the occurrence of a complication of the so-called diabetic foot.

Diabetes It is an ignored disease – it does not hurt, it does not make itself known for a long time. This is why Its diagnosis is often late, which is why prevention is so important.

Typical Symptoms of diabetes are:

increased thirst,

Weakness

drowsiness (this may be accompanied by a feeling of fatigue, concentration disorders).

Survey Blood sugar levels are important in the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes. They should also be performed periodically by healthy people.