Primary care centers Madrid community More than this year more than 330,064 electronic sensors to measure the level of glucose in the blood, According to the expectations of the Ministry of Health. This device has been distributed for two years for free so that patients with type 2 diabetes have a more accurate control and monitoring of their disease. Sensors allow the warnings when detecting a significant decrease or high blood sugar and doctors facilitate to adjust the dose of the drug thanks to the data created.
around 27500 medium distributed sensors per month In health centers for patients with a complex treatment for diabetes, multiple doses or more than six measurements should be made by clicking their finger daily. The devices allow 24 hours monitoring a day, which “allows insulin to organize in a more comfortable way and translate into less visits to emergency situations and hospital entry due to chronic complications”, explaining from the ministry. Because of these clinical advantages, this measure was launched in November 2023 in the first luxury, although since 2020, Serma Health Service Hospitals (Serma) has already distributed these sensors to patients with type 1 diabetes.
Each of the adults and children can take advantage of this device that is placed in the back of the arm. Small strands are inserted under the skin to track, and they are replaced once a week or every fifteen days. “The data obtained on the mobile, computer or smartphone monitoring of the beneficiary can also be seen, they remember from health. The sensor can be programmed It is emitted from alarm or notification when detecting the level of high or low glucose. Likewise, measurements also allow a person to know in advance when he will suffer from an increase or decrease in glucose, which helps him prevent or reduce his effect.
Data recorded by the sensor to facilitate doctors to adjust the scheduled drug according to the needs of each person in an accurate way. Through it, medical and nursing equipment conducted more than 425,000 patients with type 2 diabetes. Self -reviews and clinical reviews are essential in this type of disease. Preventing the disease from generating problems Heart and blood vessels, nervousness, kidneys or sight, as it can lead to blindness.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when blood sugar level is abnormal values and The body does not use the insulin that it produces To face this. This man is usually the most abundant, especially in the elderly. While type 1 diabetes affects a smaller percentage of patients, although it is usually developed in childhood, adolescence and progress faster. In these cases, the condition occurs when the body does not generate insulin or does it in very small quantities.
Health authorities recommend periodic controls for people over 40 years of age to prevent type 2 cases or improve their development with early treatment. It also insists on the importance of a balanced diet to delay the potential appearance of this disease. Watching with prevention work, Ramón Y CAJAL Hospital started a project so that The first -class relatives of patients with type 1 diabetes can Carrying out, Because these diseases usually affect people regarding compatibility.
