Diabetes is a chronic and mostly silent illness that causes complications in different organs of our body and can reduce the quality and number of years of life. On World Diabetes Day , November 14 th , Hospital da Luz Setúbal and the Alegro Shopping Center in this city mark the date with free screenings of the disease. A team of professionals from the hospital, with nurses and a doctor, will be available on the site to perform blood glucose measurements and provide all the information about diabetes. Remember: In Portugal , the number of diabetes cases has doubled in the last 20 years. About 40% of people with diabetes are unaware of the illness. This means that complications appear without proper therapeutics being given. The main reason for this reality is sedentary lifestyle , lack of physical exercise and excessive caloric diet of the population. For this reason, diabetes is already designated worldwide as the ‘21 st century epidemic’ . Diabetes is a chronic illness that depends on individual and behavioral factors, such as diet, physical activity and schedules. Diabetes is an excess of sugar in the blood or hyperglycaemia. Prolonged hyperglycaemia is associated in the medium to long term with damage in several organs (e.g.: eyes, kidneys, nervous system and cardiovascular system). Participate in the screening! Date and time: November 14, 10 am-12:30 am Location: Setúbal, Alegro Shopping Center (Bombordo Square)
