The organization Diabetes Teruel has prepared a calendar of events in honor of World Diabetes Day, which is celebrated on November 14th. To achieve this goal, several events will be held in Zaragoza, Alcañiz and Teruel. One of the most significant and already a tradition is the VIII Diabetes March in Teruel 2024, which will take place next Sunday, the 17th. This VIII March aims to “promote exercise and share experiences with people experiencing various symptoms of diabetes.” – said Mario Tortajada, representative of the Diabetes Association of Teruel.
The meeting brings together all types of profiles and sports enthusiasts with a simple condition: a walk in solidarity with and in support of diabetes. The route to be taken in Teruel is about 10 kilometers long and has medium or low difficulty, so that everyone can train without any complications or risks to their health. The concentration of participants will be at 9:00 am, the start of the journey will be at 10:00, starting from Fuente Cerrada, passing through Via Minera, Fuente Carrasco and returning along the same route. At the end of the tour in Fuente Cerrada there will be a friendly lunch with all participants at the Fuente Cerrada restaurant. You can register until November 15 in person or by email. The cost is €20 and free for children under 7 years old, includes supplies and popular food, as well as accident insurance and a commemorative T-shirt for the event.
Last year, in 2023, the walk broke all participation records and exceeded 100 people, so Mario Tortajada noted that it is a test that is “open to the entire public, family, friends, partners, diabetes friends or people altruists who want to cooperate with this matter.”
Diabetes
This disease affects more than 13,000 people throughout the province of Teruel, and between 8 and 10% of the country’s population suffers from diabetes in its various stages and ages. Thus, diabetic foot, diabetic retinopathy or nutrition-related problems have their origins in diabetes.
“Poor diabetes control by an endocrinologist can lead to problems that will have to be managed by other specialists,” Tortajada noted. And to have better control and conditions in the face of this disease, the first advice is to walk, although “endocrinologists are professionals who must remain vigilant,” said a representative of the Diabetes Association of Teruel. It is in this sense that actions with sports content are promoted and “sharing and highlighting positive things, because this is important for parents who have children with this pathology, since they suffer a lot,” said Mario Tortajada. Walking is also a formula to make diabetes visible and positive.
In the province, the Diabetes Association of Teruel has almost a hundred members and one of its tasks is to raise awareness of the disease, since it is expected that this pathology may increase in the coming years due to a sedentary lifestyle and bad habits. feeding. For this reason, one of the prerequisites and recommendations is proper nutrition and exercise, since the combination of both factors minimizes the condition and slows down the intensity of symptoms.
During this week of action against diabetes, various activities are held, such as conferences, the reading of a manifesto, talks with advice for patients or their families with diabetes, walks or the blue illumination of the façade of the government office in Teruel.