San José, Costa Rica. December, 2015.

Diabetes is a synonym of high sugar level in the blood. It is a chronic ailment that generally does not have a cure, and people must take medications daily, as well as incorporate important changes in their diet and lifestyles.

According to Dr. Oscar Badilla Barboza, Endocrinologist physician of the Clínica Bíblica Hospital, “it has been shown that overweight is one of the main risk factors of diabetic disease. Obesity usually develops in sedentary people, with not very healthy lifestyles and very little or no physical activity.”

Complications such as blindness, kidney damage, amputations or strokes may be caused by a badly controlled diabetes. It is believed that the older one is the greater the probability of suffering from diabetes, however, anyone can suffer from this disease, especially if there is a genetic predisposition or if your habits are not healthy.

Although it is true that diabetes is a disease that has no cure, if the person who suffers it keeps a healthy lifestyle and rigorously follows the treatment, he/she can continue his/her life in a normal way, as long as there is a commitment from the patient´s side in maintaining adequate control.

The treatment for diabetes varies depending on each patient and the evolution of the disease. First of all, it is treated with diet and exercise, but there are also other oral medications that are offered prior to insulin, which is provided as the third and last step.

One of Dr. Badilla´s recommendations is that both, those people who are diabetic as well as those who are not, should include without excuse a healthy lifestyle that includes correct eating habits with consumption control of saturated fats and carbohydrates.

Another piece of advice from the endocrinologist is to do at least 150 minutes per week of exercises, so as to keep away the risk of developing diabetes or any other illness.

The private hospital in Costa Rica, Clínica Bíblica Hospital offers, in order to obtain further information or to request an appointment in any of the medical specialties with the best doctors of Costa Rica, the telephone line 2522-1000, the email address citas@clinicabiblica.com or via chat at the website: www.clinicabiblica.com