factores de riesgos de la diabetes mellitus en adultos mayores y su relacion con la insuficiencia renal, que acuden al centro de salud catarama area 4, durante el segundo semestre del año 2013.

Diabetes affects 5% of the population Ecuadorian. The chances of getting it increase as a person gets older, so that over sixty suffers about 8% of people. It is essential to educate patients to control their diabetes properly, as it can develop other related diseases such as cardiovascular, neurological, retinopathy (eye infection that can lead to blindness) and nephropathy (kidney disease), Most people with the disease are overweight at the time of diagnosis. Increased fat makes it difficult for the body to use insulin the right way. Diabetic patients are educated on how to maintain a system with partial restriction of carbohydrates, preferring those with low glycemic index and distributing in different meals throughout the day as well be considered the very physical activity of the patient. Arterial hypertension, silent way, produces responsible for maintaining peripheral vascular tone changes. M In recent years there have been changes in lifestyle that have led us to the current situation: increased consumption of processed and calorically dense foods, increased mechanization in the workplace, transportation, lack of exercise, and fun-based spend hours sitting, forcing people around the world to lead a sedentary life. This project was presented in order to report on the risk factors of diabetes mellitus in older adults in the Health Center Catarama nutritional status and multiple risk factors that influence the lifestyle of this population group