More than 10% of Paraguay’s population has diabetes, said Griselda Sosa, president of the Paraguayan Society of Diabetology. The estimate is a statement by the organization: the published material does not provide the year, methodology or statistical source behind the calculation. She made the statement during the launch of the IV Paraguayan Congress on Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Diseases, scheduled for September 9, 10 and 11 at the Yacht & Golf Club Paraguayo.
Sosa linked diabetes to other chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, dyslipidemia and obesity. Together, these conditions make medical monitoring more complex and require ongoing care, directly affecting the prevention of complications and patients’ quality of life.
No independent epidemiological data or response from a public-health authority was available in the supplied material, so the prevalence figure remains unverified. The figure also cannot be used to assess changes over time or to make a methodologically sound comparison with regional estimates.
The congress will bring together Paraguayan and foreign professionals to discuss treatments, scientific updates and management strategies for noncommunicable chronic diseases. The program will include physicians, nutritionists, podiatrists, nurses, educators, dentists and psychologists.
“Today, managing these diseases takes a holistic approach, with the patient at the center of all our attention,” Sosa said. The organization’s secretary-general, Andrés Giménez, said the program would address the main challenges related to diabetes, obesity and cardiometabolic diseases.
In addition to the scientific sessions, workshops are planned for health professionals, offering tools for the day-to-day care of people with chronic diseases. The organizers will also hold the First National Day for Patients and the Community, where multidisciplinary teams will provide guidance and training on adopting healthy habits.
For people living with diabetes or related conditions, information about healthy habits and continued care may help prevent complications. The published material, however, provides no data on health-system coverage, available services or the expected impact of the community day.