{"id":8101,"date":"2017-10-27T13:33:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T11:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latam.patiadiabetes.com\/en\/?p=8101"},"modified":"2020-12-07T18:14:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:14:06","slug":"murcia-battle-against-type-2-diabetes-diabetesprevent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latam.patiadiabetes.com\/en\/murcia-battle-against-type-2-diabetes-diabetesprevent\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spanish city of Murcia leads the battle against type 2 diabetes with DIABETESprevent"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spanish city of Murcia leads the battle against type 2 diabetes with DIABETESprevent<\/i><\/h1>\n
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The city of Murcia, Spanish town with a growing population of 440,000, leads the battle against type 2 diabetes launching a program called \u201cMurcia Diabetes Prevent\u201d, using the innovating Patia prevention program <\/a><\/span>DIABETES<\/b>prevent<\/i><\/b><\/a> that includes an integral system of genomics medicine and a complete mobile app enable motivation and intervention of diet and physical exercise. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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Murcia City Hall, the University of Murcia and Patia joint together toward genetic early detection of individuals at risk of type 2 diabetes, a pandemic of 21<\/span>st<\/span> Century. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the media City Hall presentation, Jos\u00e9 Ballesta, Mayor of Murcia, said \u201cMurcia is the first city in Spain setting up innovative technologies and genetics in the battle against type 2 diabetes, a public health service to prevent and intervene, allowing early detection of individuals at risk of this pathology and obesity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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DIABETESprevent: integrates genetic test, mobile app and wearable devices<\/h2>\n

\"murciaThe prevention program starts with a sample of 100 individuals (50 adults and 50 children). Patia\u00b4s genetic test analyses 16 SNPS in 16 genes, associated to type 2 diabetes risk.<\/p>\n

Murcia Diabetes Prevent program integrates genetics, pedometer, mobile app and web-based app and games enable motivation, intervention and monitoring of diet and physical exercise.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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