At a time when technology and science are advancing at a dizzying pace, health management is also becoming a driver of social and economic transformation. Diabetes, one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of the 21st century, is undergoing a true revolution thanks to medical innovation, digitalisation and a new person-centred vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the opinion of Dr. Antonio P\u00e9rez P\u00e9rez, president of the Spanish Diabetes Society Foundation (FSED), who stresses that \u201cwe are at a particularly important time for innovation in diabetes\u201d. Advances in early diagnosis, continuous monitoring, personalised therapies and digitisation of clinical follow-up are not only transforming medical practice, but also the way patients relate to their health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the challenge is not only technological, but also social: ensuring that innovation reaches all people equitably<\/strong>. For Dr P\u00e9rez, it is necessary to build a sustainable, efficient and truly patient-centred care model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Digital health is now a reality. Glucose sensors, mobile apps and remote monitoring platforms are enabling patients to take a more active role in their self-care. In this sense, the expansion of access to continuous monitoring systems for people with type 2 diabetes is a breakthrough that will directly impact quality of life and the prevention of long-term complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But innovation goes beyond technology. The Spanish Diabetes Federation (FEDE) is working with the Spanish Ministry of Health on an Patients' Associations Act<\/strong>, which will enable patient groups to participate in the design of public health policies. A measure that, in addition to empowering people, improves the efficiency of the health system and reinforces social co-responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prevention and healthy lifestyles are at the heart of a new vision of health. The National Strategic Plan for Childhood Obesity Reduction<\/em> (2022-2030), known as PENROI, aims precisely to intervene at an early age to slow the advance of type 2 diabetes, which is linked to overweight and sedentary lifestyles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Dr Francisco Javier Ampudia-Blasco, president of the Spanish Diabetes Society, stresses, \u201cpreventing and treating obesity at all ages is one of the great challenges of this century\u201d. And not only for medical reasons, but also for economic ones: every point of improvement in population health translates into productivity, well-being and savings in health spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyond biotechnology and artificial intelligence, the real innovation lies in rethinking the care model<\/strong>The main objectives of this programme are: integrating therapeutic education into health care, improving the interoperability of information systems and ensuring personalised, continuous and empathetic care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The experts also call for increased investment in translational research, which connects laboratory discoveries with clinical practice, and for the training of professionals specialised in education and emotional support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, the role of the patient has changed. More and more people with diabetes are involved in making decisions about their treatment and advocating for their rights. This change in mindset marks a new era in the relationship between health and lifestyle: healthy living is no longer just a matter of not getting sick, but of building wellness, balance and longevity.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Dr. P\u00e9rez concludes, \u201cco-responsibility between professionals, institutions and patients is the basis of a more humane, efficient and sustainable system\u201d. A model that, beyond the medical sphere, reflects the direction the new paradigm of the wellness<\/em> and human sustainability: towards a future where technology, empathy and prevention go hand in hand.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" En un momento en que la tecnolog\u00eda y la ciencia avanzan a un ritmo vertiginoso, la gesti\u00f3n de la salud se convierte tambi\u00e9n en un motor de transformaci\u00f3n social y econ\u00f3mica. La diabetes, una de las enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas m\u00e1s prevalentes del siglo XXI, est\u00e1 viviendo una aut\u00e9ntica revoluci\u00f3n gracias a la innovaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica, la digitalizaci\u00f3n […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tecnologia"],"yoast_head":"\nHealth, technology and human sustainability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prevention is investment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Innovate to humanise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A cultural change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n