PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS. EXPERIENCE IN AMBULATORY CARE CENTER IN QUITO ECUADOR.

Introduction. In the Social Security Institute of Ecuador, IESS, since 2011 were included more than 100 family physicians to support in primary health care. In the Batan Ambulatory Care IESS center was organized a group patients diagnosed with diabetes under medical supervision and with the support of health services for participate actively in prevention programs the diabetes disease complications. Objective: To disseminate the results obtained after five years of experience forming the support group of patients with diabetes disease. Methods: Depth interviews with key informants and focus groups, which questions the impact of work done in the Support Group of patients with diabetes, the degree of complications during this time and how to deal with these complications. It is a qualitative study. Results and conclusions The pertenecer to a support group for patients with chronic diseases, especially diabetes is the best setting for training, education and prevention of acute and chronic complications of patients with diabetes. The support group encourages active and informed participation of the patient as an element essential for care self The main function of the support group is to ensure that each patient receives the training (knowledge and skills) necessary for good control of the disease, and are an invaluable tool for the prevention of diabetes among relatives the patients.