Written by the Ministry of Health of La Ribera
- La Ribera draws up the Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control Program in diabetic and/or hypertensive patients every year.
More than 60,000 patients with diabetes and/or hypertension benefit each year from the cardiovascular risk factor control program that the Department of Health of La Ribera develops in its health centers.
Through this program, which La Ribera launched in 2010, primary care doctors and nurses follow a care protocol whereby every 3 months these patients participate in outpatient medical examinations. The objective is to carry out a personalized follow-up in order to prevent possible complications in the medium and long term.
Diabetic retinography performed in a health center in the À region
In this regard, the diabetic patient undergoes different quarterly tests and studies, such as a retinography to detect diabetic retinopathy (one of the main causes of blindness in diabetic patients), a diabetic foot review or a blood test to check whether the disease is under control or not. For its part, patients with high blood pressure are examined in their outpatient clinic to measure their body mass index (BMI), weight, height, abdominal circumference and blood pressure.
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cardiovascular risk is the probability that a person suffers from one of the diseases that affect the arteries of the heart and the rest of the body, mainly the brain, kidneys and lower limbs. According to experts, poorly controlled diabetes can lead to diabetic retinopathy, diabetic foot, ischemic heart disease or diabetic nephropathy, while hypertension maintained over the years can lead to myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage or kidney failure. or heart.
In addition, during these health examinations, patients also receive recommendations on healthy lifestyle habits in terms of physical exercise or healthy eating. Likewise, this control program includes the holding of talks. It provides information regarding their disease in order to know how to prevent possible complications and improve compliance with their treatment.
