Diabetes a leading cause of death in Ecuador

Posted on November 10, 2014 • Filed under: Ecuador, Latin America Health

lahora.com.ec reported lack of awareness and a culture of health in the middle has made the disease more aggressively, one of these is diabetes, according Miguel Pasquel, president of the Ecuadorian Society of Endocrinology, exceeded the estimated as presented levels of impact on the world, as is predicted that by 2025 there would be more cases, but this is already reflected in today. And if we landed in Ecuador, know that this disease kills expert- -according to a diabetic every two hours. In 2013 4.600 patients with this disease died.
All this could be prevented and ensures professional. In fact, it is the leading cause of death in the country, according to a study by the INEC (1997 compared to 2011), which states that in 1997 killed 1,896 and in 2011, 4,455. A considerable rise completely. Read Article

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