The Ministry of Health of the province of Buenos Aires begins this Monday to call through the Center for Telehealth and Care (Cetec) to more than 340,000 people with diabetes who registered in the vaccination campaign for Covid-19in order to guarantee access to medication and care that prevents complications.
The purpose of the call is to guarantee that everyone has access to medicines, supplies, medical controls and the necessary care to prevent the multiple complications that this disease can trigger, which, it is estimated, affects 13 percent of the adult population of Buenos Aires.
The agents of the health portfolio will connect the person with diabetes with the health system for consultations and admission to the Diabetes Program of the Province of Buenos Aires (Prodiaba).
In turn, they will inquire regarding the type of pathology on the date of your last health check, the prescribed medication and questions regarding your lifestyle, including whether you are a smoker.
Prodiaba is the provincial diabetes program that is in charge of supplying supplies and medication to Buenos Aires residents who receive care in the public sector and who do not have social security coverage or prepaid medicine, and seeks to strengthen the response capacity of effectors to through training and graphic materials.
In the province of Buenos Aires, it is estimated that 1 in 10 people over the age of 18 have diabetes and 40% do not know it because in the early stages it does not give symptoms, since it is a chronic disease that is characterized by presenting high levels high glucose or blood sugar.
Buenos Aires residents who need to access Prodiaba benefits can go to the nearest public hospital or contact the telephone line 0221 429-2982 and email: programasent.prodiaba@gmail.com.
