In the Philippines, diabetes is rapidly becoming a major public health issue, as in other low-
and middle-income countries. Availability and affordability of care and medicines are crucial …

Objective. To determine the prevalence and trend of diabetes, related glycemic control, and
influential socioeconomic (SES) factors in the Thai population aged≥ 20 years during 2004 …

The problems of caring for diabetic patients in the developing world have been getting
increasing attention recently. While the focus has often been on peculiar clinical …

Addressing non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) in a developing country such as Pakistan
is a multidimensional challenge with implications at different levels. Lobbying for appropriate …

Diabetes mellitus is a global health problem, where WHO recognized it as a chronic,
debilitating and costly disease associated with severe complications, which poses severe …

An account is given of how a national diabetes care and education programme was
developed in Ghana, a developing country, through international collaboration of medical …

OBJECTIVE—The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of diabetes and
impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and their association with cardiovascular risk factors and to …

The aims of this study were to estimate the direct costs of childhood diabetes in a low
income country, Sudan, and to assess the effectiveness of care paid for by the families. For …

Many non-communicable chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, are highly prevalent,
costly, and largely preventable. The prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in south …

Diabetes is fast gaining the status of a potential epidemic in India with more than 62 million
diabetic individuals currently diagnosed with the disease. 1, 2 In 2000, India (31.7 million) …