ARGENTINAEl Salvador - Diabetes Association of El Salvador (ASADI)
The Project
The organization provides diabetic children born into poverty with the
medical attention and education they need. The foundation improves the
lives hundreds of children. One hundred percent of all proceeds donated
to ASADI go to the purchase of insulin and medical supplies.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that is marked by elevated blood
sugar levels and caused by the body’s inability to produce insulin or
resistance to insulin. The consequences of lack of treatment are very
serious: blindness, renal failure, cardiovascular disease & heart failure,
amputations of extremities (toes, feet, hands due to poor circulation) and death.
If property treated, Diabetes is a managed condition. Diabetes is easily treated by
taking insulin as prescribed, eating a healthy balanced diet, measuring blood
sugar levels several times a day and getting proper exercise.
The Children
The 100 children in the program come from families that do not quality
for basic medical insurance and therefore cannot afford their treatment. Depending on the severity of their
diabetes, medical costs to treat a child can be as high as $100 per month and do not include medical visits
or education for their family on how to manage the disease. In order to assure the child’s survival, families
with diabetic children must be taught about acceptance, proper nutrition and how to properly administer treatment.
Accomplishments
the children are receiving medical assistance to treat their diabetes
and they are being educated. They also learned more about being responsible with their health and how to strengthen
themselves emotionally to face the challenges of their condition and environment. Our contribution provides for assistance
in medical care, transportation assistance to children and their families that need to get to the various educational
activities and annual Christmas gifts.
