Diseño de una estrategia educativa para la prevención de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en la población adulta de 40 a 64 años de edad. Consultorio 22A. Centro de Salud Pascuales. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of mortality in developing countries. Determining the people at risk of suffering from the disease allows us to establish strategies to prevent it. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with the objective of determining the risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus, the population of 135 mature adults corresponding to the 22A clinic. To obtain the data, the FINDRISK test was applied. Results: It was determined that 40.2% of the study population has a moderate risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus. The most prevalent risk factor was the non-consumption of fruits, vegetables or cereals with 93.2%.Conclusions: The Findrisk test is a noninvasive tool to determine the risk of suffering from diabetes mellitus, when applied it is evident that the population of the 22 A office is at moderate risk of suffering from diabetes mellitus in the next 10 years, which establishes the need to carry out activities to modify the risk factors present in the community.