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Item Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre parasitósis intestinal en adultos de las parroquias rurales del Cantón Cuenca-Ecuador. Intervención educativa. 2013-2014(Universidad de Cuenca, 2014-11-11) Gualán Cabrera, Luz María; Loja Lema, María Mercedes; Orellana Paredes, Patricia Anabel; Cabrera Vicuña, José AntonioThis descriptive and educational research conducted to 202 subjects. The subjects were residents of the suburban areas of Cuenca City. The subjects were selected randomly at Sayausí, Sinincay, Baños y Chiquintad. Subjects were evaluated in their Knowledge, attitudes and practice (CAPs) of intestinal parasites. The evaluation was conducted by using a pre-test and a post-test. The Educational program used parasites general scientific concepts applied in Epidemiology, therapeutics, clinical and preventive areas. During the pre-test, 67% of the subjects demonstrated general knowledge of parasites, 70.8% of the subjects indicated that parasites could be physically observed. 31.2% of the subjects indicated that eating sweets is the source of transmitting parasites. 11.9 % of the subjects indicate that parasites are due to poor hygiene, considering that untreated tap water may help parasites to spread, also the subjects stated that flies are the vector to transmit parasites. 51% of the subjects indicated that parasites are located in the intestines only. 62% of the subjects indicated that parasites could be host in the heart, liver and brain, etc. 64% of the subject indicated no knowledge of physical characteristics of parasites. If having domestic animal is considered a source of spreading parasites. 70.56% of the subjects stated that dogs transmitted parasites. 23.25% of the subjects indicated that domestic births are source of parasites. Regarding to parasites treatment: 54% of the subjects indicated that they prefer to use anti-parasitic medicine available in the local pharmacies, 17.3% of the subjects used home made medicine when they suspect parasitic disease; and 10.9% goes to the doctor. After an educational intervention and using the post-test to evaluated subjects knowledge; the study find out that the knowledge, attitude and practice of subjects concerning parasites improved considerably, All the percentage indicators increase in general, in some cases reaching 100%.Item Control de diabetes mediante la hemoglobina glicosilada en los adultos mayores del Centro de Salud Luxemburgo Macas 2017.(Universidad de Cuenca, 2018-11-11) Meza Cárdenas, Erika Silvana; Sigcho Aguilar, Katiusca Maribel; Urgilés Arcentales, Ximena IsabelBACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus is part of a universal health problem that afects society and all other age groups. This pathology is categorized by a metabolism trauma which presents high levels of glucous in the blood called hyperglicemia. It's known to be a severe cronical disease with complications like acute myocardio heart attacks, brian vascular accidents, renal failure, lower limb amputations, loss of visual acuity and neuropathy. (1) GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Determine the hemoglobine glycosylated in the Club of eldeely people Luxemburgo health center from de city of Macas. METHODOLOGY: This research is a cross section desceiptive type, it has been made with 74 pacients from the Luxemburgo health center with diabetes; the pacients whoo have participated in this investigation have signed their informed consentment and filled out a survey from which data has been subsequently tabulated with the results of glycosylated hemoglobin in the statistical program SPSS v20. RESULTS: From the 74 patients who participated in this study 63.5% of people have glycosylated hemoglobine of > 6.5% whixh indicated that they are poorly controled. 40.5% that have ages between 65-75 have >6.5% glycosylated hemoglobin value. 44.6% corresponding to the female gender have glycosylated hemoglobine of >6.5%. CONCLUSION: It has been observed that the predominent female gender in mellitus diabetes with a 71.6%. 81.1% have family backgrounds with diabetes. 58.1% of people with glycosylated hemoglobine, >6.5% are sedentary because they have physical activity in less than 30 minutes dailyItem Correlación entre glucosa basal y hemoglobina glucosilada en el adulto mayor en el cantón Cuenca, 2015(Universidad de Cuenca, 2016-11-11) Ulloa González, Mery Patricia; Velásquez Segarra, Katherine Alexandra; Macero Méndez, Reina María; Encalada Torres, Lorena EsperanzaINTRODUCTION: The metabolic syndrome and diabetes among elderly people are caused by alterations in the metabolism of glucose. The determination of glycosylated Hemoglobin has been an exact indicator of glycaemia among individuals for the last three months allowing to have a proof of their health condition. OBJECTIVE: To establish the correlation between the basal glucose and the glycosylated hemoglobin and its association with the metabolic syndrome among elderly people in the city of Cuenca. METHODOLOGY: It is a descriptive research, the participants were 126 elderly people. For this study, the automatic calculator EPI INFO was used. A group of participants with metabolic syndrome met to the Adult Treatment Panel (APT III) criterion. A survey was applied to collect information and blood samples were taken to determine basal glucose and glycosylated Hemoglobin. The gathered data was processed through the SPSS 20.0 version, Excel, and MedLab programs. The values were classified according to age and sex frequency and the relation to the metabolic syndrome. RESULTS: 126 patients between 65 and 96 years old were analyzed, being female elders more frequent, with a 65.1%. The population with metabolic syndrome was 50.8%. The mean of glucose was 87.16% and of HbA1 was 5.65%. After the analysis, a 92% were found in the normal rank of glycaemia and a 92.8% of HbA1. A 4.8% was located in the rank of prediabetes and in the rank of diabetes, a 2.4%. Through Pearson correlation ratio, it was determined a moderated correlation between basal glycaemia and glycosylated hemoglobin: 0,418. It was observed a small relationship, between glucose metabolism alteration and metabolic syndrome due to the 12.5% of patients with this illness showed hyper glycaemia and an 11% HbA1 alterationItem Determinación de hemoglobina glucosilada: dosificada por método cromatográfico en sangre de cuarenta personas sanas(1989-11-11) Quezada, M. Rolando; Barros J., Geovanny; Arias C., Fernando; Sempértegui Vega, Julio CesarItem Estudio comparativo entre el tratamiento fisioterapéutico tradicional y el causal en pacientes con lumbago. Hospital Vicente Corral M. 1991(Universidad de Cuenca, 1993-11-11) Tinoco Cruz, Jimmy Cristóbal; Zhindón Galán, Martha Dalila; Flores Durán, Carlos TeodoroItem Frecuencia de dislipidemia en la población adulta mayor de las parroquias urbanas del Cantón Cuenca, 2015(Universidad de Cuenca, 2016-11-11) Arias Maldonado, Adela Catalina; Yupa Tenelema, Mónica Catalina; Paute Matute, Paola Carolina; Encalada Torres, Lorena EsperanzaIntroduction: The dyslipidemias are a set of nutritional and genetic alterations associated with cardiovascular disease, prevailing and increase morbidity and mortality. Its importance in the elderly is its high frequency causing serious complications both physical and psychological. In Ecuador the percentage of dyslipidemia is 17.6%, being the main hypertriglyceridemia with 40.6% for that reason has become one of the leading causes of daily outpatient. Objective: To determine the frequency of dyslipidemia by clinical diagnosis in adults over urban parishes of the canton Cuenca. 2015 Materials and Methods: It is about descriptive studies which were performed. We got data on age, sex, occupation, marital status, education, and history of chronic no communicable diseases; and through surveys we also get anthropometric measures such as height, weight, and abdominal circumference. A sample of venous blood was drawn and a lipid profile to all participants was conducted, the data were tabulated and analyzed using the SPSS, Epi Info and EXCEL programs for data analysis descriptive statistics was applied to frequency, percentages. Results: The percentage of dyslipidemia was 20.7 %, hypertriglyceridemia 14,2%, hypercholesterolemia was 6,5%, in females was 15,0% and males 7,0%, dyslipidemia prevalent among 65 to 74 to 15.5 % , likewise, 7.8% of older adults have no education , 12.1 % were married , 13.7 % are passive.An association with dyslipidemia to passive persons, with no education.Item Frecuencia de Onicomicosis según Koh y cultivo en adultos de las parroquias de Gualaceo, 2017(Universidad de Cuenca, 2017-11-11) Fernández Peñaranda, Saida Maricela; Espinoza Vanegas, Tatiana Estefanía; Cárdenas Carrera, Jenny Carola; Espinoza Pesántez, Diana IsabelBACKGROUND: Onychomycosis, an infection caused by fungi that affects fingernails and toenails, which is common in the elderly and infrequent in children, accounts for 30% to 50% of superficial mycotic infections (1). OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of onychomycosis according to KOH and culture in adults aged 45-80 who attended the health centers of the parishes of Gualaceo, 2017. METHODOLOGY: The study was descriptive, cross-sectional, with a universe of 2,174 inhabitants aged 45-80 who attended the health centers of the parishes of Gualaceo; the sample was of 207 randomly selected adults. The sample was taken by scraping with a scalpel and processed in the Diagnostic Center of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. USE OF RESULTS: Onychomycosis frequency was 31.5%, the most frequent age was between 60-64 years (25.5%) in toenails and over 70 years (35.7%) in nails of hands, with predominance of women (56.0%). In the KOH test of the nails of the hands, 1% (2) was positive and 6,9% (14) positive culture and the most frequent agents were dermatophytes (42.9%), Aspergillus flavus (21.4% ) and Aspergillus Niger and yeasts (14.3%); KOH obtained 11.1% (23) and culture 24.6% (51) of positive samples, the most frequent agents were: Trichophyton rubrum (58.8%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (19 , 6%) and Trichophyton tonsurans (11.8%)Item Glucosa sérica en personas de 23 a 42 años de la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador, 2009-2010(Universidad de Cuenca, 2010-11-11) Campoverde Arévalo, Daniela Karina; Anguisaca Ortega, Mariana Susana; Cabrera Vicuña, José Antonio; Álvarez Herrera, María Hermelinda; Cabrera Vicuña, José AntonioThis research project seeks to determine glucose fasting levels in 1000 people between the ages of 23 and 42. The research was conducted between 2009 and 2010 among subjects residing in Cuenca – Ecuador. Research was conducted in the Clinical Laboratory of the Diagnostic Center at the Medical School of the University of Cuenca. A Spectronic Genesys 20 brand spectrophotometer and a reactive substance from the Wiener business were used for this research. Of the research subjects, 35% were men and 65% women. The majority, 34%, of subjects were between the ages of 23 and 26, 23,1% of subjects were between the ages of 39 and 42 with a total 57,1 %, with average age of 31,45 years. 73.3% of subjects were between 151 and 170 cm tall, with an average height of 160 cm. 67% of subjects weighed between 51 and 70 Kg with an average weight of 63, 4 Kg. The obtained results were as follows: the average glucose level in the sampled population was 80,8 ± 0,34 mg/dl, for men of 80,3 mg/dl and for women of 81,1 mg/dl. There were not significant relationships glucose – age (p=0,504), glucose – height (p=0,172) and glucose – weight (p=0,304). We conclude that there is no significant difference between the reference values used in our environment with results obtained in the investigation. Key words: Glucose, value of reference, urban population, adult, Cuenca Ecuador.Item Identificación de infección del tracto urinario según el examen elemental y microscópico de orina en los habitantes de sesenta y cinco a ochenta años Quilloac. Cañar 2014.(Universidad de Cuenca, 2015-11-11) Orellana Quizhpi, María Verónica; Poma Medina, Liliana Ivannova; Cárdenas Carrera, Jenny Carola; Verdugo Sánchez, Adriana ElizabethBackground.- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are major health problems in the population, are produced by the invasion, colonization and urinary tract microbial growth. It is common cause of morbidity, especially in adults, and can lead to kidney complications. Objective. - To identify urinary tract infection as the elemental and microscopic examination of urine in the inhabitants of sixty-five to eighty years. Quilloac. 2014 Cañar Methodology.- research descriptive cross-sectional, which took into account a finite universe of Quilloac 102 inhabitants aged between 65 and 80 years was conducted. Selected to participate in the research people gave their informed consent, in which the procedure outlined above. A survey consisting of affiliation and data aspects of the study variables was applied. To relate the results obtained with the study variables SPSS and Excel 21 for descriptive statistics were used. The sample collection and processing of elementary and microscopic examination of urine were performed under compliance with quality standards and biosecurity in order to guarantee results in the laboratory of the School of Medical Technology, Faculty of Medical Sciences the University of Cuenca. RESULTS.- It was determined that 34.3% had ITU, 13,7% of the population aged 65-68 years had ITU, 30,4% of people with UTI were females and 12,7% of people with ITU reported being diabetic. Utility of research.- This research contributed to the identification of urinary tract infection in people sixty-five a Quilloac eighty years, to determine the prevalence of urinary tract infection, as well as providing statistics on ITU as community.Item Identificacon de infección del tracto urinario según el examen elemental y microscópico de orina en la población de cuarenta y uno a sesenta y cuatro años de Quilloac-Cañar 2014.(Universidad de Cuenca, 2015-11-11) Martínez Portillo, Yenny Eugenia; Aguilar Loja, Miguel Ángel; Cárdenas Carrera, Jenny Carola; Verdugo Sánchez, Adriana ElizabethObjective: This research aimed to identify urinary tract infection as the elemental and microscopic examination of urine in the town of forty-one to sixty-four year 2014 Quilloac- Canar. Materials and Methods: The study is descriptive cross, where he worked with 232 urine samples dwellers Quilloac, aged 41-64 years, the sample was collected in sterile flasks and a survey where we got affiliation data applied , risk factors, symptoms; the analysis of the samples was performed in the Clinical Laboratory of the School of Medical Technology, for tabular data Excel and SPSS was used. Results: 30.2% of the tests were positive for urinary infection. By relating the results to the variables of our study we obtained the following data: the female presented (40.70%) of infection, people aged 53-64 years (53%), marital status, married (24%), which not intimate (71%) toilet which has the LBP (20%) and people who have burning and / or stinging during urination (76%) are performed. Conclusion: 30.2% of apparently healthy people aged 41- 64 years in Quilloac have ITU; to relate the results to the variables found that there is a positive statistical significance of the test for the following risk factors: pregnancy (50%), urinary retention (83.3%), recurrent infections (46.2%).Item Prevalencia de alteraciones séricas de urea y creatinina en adultos mayores con y sin síndrome metabólico de las parroquias urbanas del cantón Cuenca, 2016(Universidad de Cuenca, 2016-11-11) Sánchez Ayora, Martha Gabriela; Tinizhañay Yunganaula, John Andrés; Masero Méndez, Reina María; Encalada Torres, Lorena EsperanzaINTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome is a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, the likelihood of developing complications such as diabetes, kidney disease take it that where serum urea and creatinine will be elevated. OBJECTIVE: Determine the prevalence of alterations serum urea and creatinine in mayors adult with and without metabolic syndrome on urban parishes of canton Cuenca, 2016. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive study on 378 patients higher 65 years old, wich lives in Cuenca`s canton, data were obtained by surveys that included personal data, informed consent was requested, anthropometric measures were taken; for colorimetric quantification of urea and creatinine serum of all patients she was analyzed in the Diagnostic Center of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. For data processing SPSS, Epi Info and Excel was used. RESULTS: Clinical examinations indicated that 1.25% male patients had levels greater than 50 mg/dl urea, others had normal values (10-50mg/dl). In the case of women it indicated that 2.4% had levels higher than normal value of urea and other women reported normal values. In the case of creatinine, they indicated 31.3% males have normal values (0.7-1.3mg/dL); 3.6% had low values (<0.7mg/dl) and 1.6% exhibited high (> 1.3mg/dl). Meanwhile 47.8% of women had normal levels of creatinine (0.6-1.1mg/dl); 8.0% had low values (<0.6mg/dl) and 7.8% showed values greater than 1.1mg / dlItem Proteinograma sérico en personas de 23-42 años en la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador 2009-2010(Universidad de Cuenca, 2010-11-11) García Neira, Jheny Maribel; Caicedo Quiroz, Mirelly del Pilar; Cabrera Vicuña, José Antonio; Álvarez Herrera, María Hermelinda; Cabrera Vicuña, José AntonioThere decided the values of Total Proteins, Albumen and Globulins in adult persons in the city of Cuenca - Ecuador in the year 2009-2010, which were selected randomy. It was carried out in the Clinical Laboratory of the Center of Diagnosis of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Cuenca by means of a descriptive study. The sample was studied in 1000 cases. The average value of total proteins is: 4,94 - 8,9 ± 0,01 g/dl; of albumen it is: 4,4 ± 0,009 g/dl; of globulins it is: 2,5 ± 0,015 g/dl; and of the index A/G it is: 1,8 ± 0,011. The correlation between proteins with the sex (p = 0,046) has significancia statistics and with the age (p = 0,126), the height (p = 0,061) and the weight (p = 0,329) does not have significancia; between albumen with the sex (p = 0,000), the age (p = 0,006), the weight (p = 0,040) and the height (p = 0,049) has significancia statistics; between globulins with the sex (p = 0,067), the age (p = 0,928), the weight (p = 0,776) and the height (p = 0,244) does not exist significancia statistics; between the index A/G with the sex (p = 0,753), the age (p = 0,305), the weight (p = 0,153) and the height (p = 0,775) does not exist significancia statistics. One concludes that the referential ranges of the proteinograma do not differentiate significantly from the used ones in our way especially in the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso and the Hospital Jose Carrasco Arteaga. Key words: Deficiency of Proteins, Albumen Sérica, Globulins, Values of Reference, Technologies and Laborator procedures.Item Proteinograma sérico en personas de 23-42 años en la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador 2009-2010 /García Neira, Jheny Maribel; Caicedo Quiroz, Mirelly del Pilar; Cabrera Vicuña, José Antonio; Alvarez Herrera, María; Cabrera Vicuña, José; Cabrera Vicuña, José AntonioItem Recuento y fórmula leucocitaria en personas de 23-42 años de la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador, 2009-2010Regalado Robles, Leonela; Torres Zhapán, Pamela; Cabrera Vicuña, José Antonio; Cabrera Vicuña, José AntonioItem Sensibilidad a la insulina mediante la prueba de tolerancia oral a la glucosa en adultos mayores en el cantón Cuenca, en el año 2015(Universidad de Cuenca, 2016-11-11) Ucho Faicán, Juliana Elizabeth; Encalada Torres, Lorena EsperanzaIntroduction: It is necessary to assess the sensitivity to insulin in their early stages in that way, it will be avoided to suffer from illnesses like diabetes type 2; among elderly people, changes, such as the increase of adipose tissue and the sarcopenia are present. Those have a relationship with the decrease of sensitivity to insulin. Objective: To determine the sensitivity to insulin through the oral tolerance test among elderly people from the city of Cuenca in 2015. Methodology: It is a descriptive research. The participants are 120 elderly people from Cuenca; 60 cases with metabolic syndrome according to the ATP III criterion and 60 cases without metabolic syndrome. This is about a non-probabilistic sample by convenience. Two blood samples were taken. One before post prandial glucose and insulin were dosified. The data collected was analyzed through SPSS 22, Excel using frequencies, percentages and measurements of central tendency, such as median, mean, dispersion measurements, standard deviation. Results: The 39.2% of elderly people showed an alteration of the insulinemic post prandial. According to the HOMA-IR method, the 42% has a low sensitivity to insulin and the QUICKI method shows that the 91.7% has a decreased sensitivity to insuline. The low sensitivity to insuline related to gender, age and marital status was not significant; in contrast, the change with the BMI alterated has more probability to suffer insuline resistance. (p=0.03). Being more significant patients with metabolic syndrome; it increases two times the probability of suffering insuline resistance. (p=0.02, OR 2.3 IC 95% 1.09 – 4.85)Item Transaminasas séricas en la población adulta mayor de las parroquias urbanas del Cantón Cuenca, 2015(Universidad de Cuenca, 2016-11-11) Toledo Torres, Adriana Carolina; Tenecela Minchalo, Edgar Vinicio; Macero Méndez, Reina María; Encalada Torres, Lorena EsperanzaINTRODUCTION: On Ecuador, the metabolic syndrome (MS) affect near to 40% of the population according to the Ministerio de Salud Pública (MSP), increases with the height and weight and also age. That is to say since more are height and age, more probably have the people to increase the fat´s liver, that calls non alcoholic hepatic steatosis (NASH). It is the most popular reason to chronic increase to the transaminases. OBJECTIVE: Determine the frequency of seric transaminases on urban parishes of canton Cuenca of mayors adult 2015-2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive studio on 387 patients higher to 65 years old, which lives in Cuenca´s canton, with polls got the age, gender, marital status, instruction, the anthropometrics measures were take like high, weight, abdominal circumference. The group of metabolic syndrome, accomplish with Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) criteria, for the transaminases quantification a venue sample was extract, that was analyze on serum of the all patients, with a fats minimum of eight hours, , with Genesis 20 spectrophotometer, the Wiener Lab.´s reagent. In Centro de Diagnóstico de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. For this request the informed consent. To data´s process was used SPSS 2.0 version, Epi Info and Excel 2013. Was used for the analysis the relative frequency, percentage and central tendency measures like: average, median and fad. Dispersion measures like: standard deviation of AST and ALT. RESULTS: The clinical´s exams gave that 40 patients (10, 34%) showed high levels of ALT, with values between 0,3 and 47 U/L, median of 7,64 U/L (DE=4,78), so 89,66% (347), don´t showed any problem. The AST levels were between 0, 3 and 69 U/L, with a median of 7, 05 U/L (SD= 4, 78). The AST values that not exceed the established limits, 27 patients (6, 98%) showed high levels of AST, and 93,02% (360) patients without disturbance.Item Transaminasas séricas enpersonas de 23-42 años de la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador, 2009-2010 /Jiménez Herrera, Elizabeth; Pauta Corte, Verónica; Peña Gutiérrez, Rosario; Cabrera Vicuña, José AntonioItem Validez de la glucosuria como método de tamizaje para el diagnóstico precóz de diabetes mellitus en personas asintomáticas entre 15 y 40 años de la ciudad de Cuenca(1996) Padilla Illescas, Angeles; Paute Sánchez, Mery; Saguay Gutiérrez, Patricia; Muñoz Peñafiel, Juan; Campoverde Arévalo, Nicolás; Muñoz Peñafiel, JuanItem Valores del antígeno prostático específico en adultos de 40 a 49 años de las parroquias urbanas de la Ciudad de Cuenca, 2013(Universidad de Cuenca, 2013-11-11) Castro López, Miriam Jacqueline; Reina Minchala, Jéssica Paola; Vintimilla Galarza, Jorge David; Cabrera Vicuña, José Antonio; Mancero Méndez, Reina María; Cabrera Vicuña, José AntonioThe specific antigen prostatic (PSA) is a secreted glycoprotein for the epithelium cell of the prostate, it has an important function in the sperm liquefaction and the sperm cells mobility; the PSA total maintain levels below 4ng/ml, levels above are detected as prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer, that is why is necessary to have a periodically control of the PSA total. This is an observational study of descriptive type which objective is determine the PSA values by the micro ELISA technique on adults from 40 to 49 years to relate the positivity of the test with the risk factors: age, hereditary background, toxic addictions, economic factors, infection and inflammation of the urinary system, sexual activity and venereal diseases, on a test of 282 patients from the 15 villages of Cuenca city. The test processing was made at the Laboratory from Diagnostic and Investigations Biomedical Center of the Medical Sciences Department in the University of Cuenca compliance with bio-security standards and efficient quality. The findings show 5% of the study patients have values higher than 3.99ng/ml. The high percentage of positive cases (41%) is in the age group of 48 and 49 years. When comparing the positive cases with the variables in studies we can find a significant statistic (p<0.05) with the index of corporal mass and prostatic disease from family backgrounds.Item Variación de flora bacteriana bucal de pacientes diabéticos no portadores de prótesis dentales de 45 a 70 años que asisten a la fundación DOMUN Cuenca octubre 2015 -marzo 2016(Universidad de Cuenca, 2016-11-11) Macas Malla, Dalila Viviana; Ordoñez Mendieta, Fernanda Eulalia; Sempértegui Coronel, Sandra Mariana; Macero Méndez, Reina MaríaBackground: Diabetes in Ecuador has been considered one of the major causes of death on the last decade, and now taking the first place according to the Nacional Institute of Statistics and Census.(1) Diabetes patients show a high amount of oral diseases, gingivitis and periodontitis been one of the most prevalent. Such illnesses are a direct outcome of the patients care. It is estimated, that more than 347 million of persons suffer from diabetes worldwide, in which 3.4 million of subjects cease to recover. (1) OBJECTIVE: Identify the diversity of bacterial flora of the oral cavity from diabetes patients aged 45 to 70 years old. Those of who attend the DONUM foundations located in Cuenca, from the period of October 2015 to march of 2016. METHODOLOGY: In this research we will use a cross sectional study. All information gather from the different test will be analyzed with the program SPSS22 as well as graphics and spread sheets in Excel. RESULTS: It was determined that 76.7% of diabetic patients do not have adequate control of the disease. The oral cavity is host was host to 26 different bacterias. The most common was Gram positives (19). The most prevalent was Streptococcus Mitis, with a 81.67%. Lactobacillus was the second most prevalent bacteria on the study group with a 28.33% It was also noted that some Gram negative bacterias were not common (7), such as Pseudomona Aeruginosa 1,67% , Serratia plymuthica 1,67%, Klebsiella oxytoca 6,67%, Serratia liquefaciens 1,67%,Klebsiella neumonae 1,67%, Enterobacter spp 1,67%.