Diabetes in the Middle East: government health care policies and strategies that address the growing diabetes prevalence in the Middle East

N Al Busaidi, P Shanmugam, D Manoharan - Current diabetes reports, 2019 - Springer
Purpose of review Diabetes is a primary public health concern and a challenge for health
decision makers in this century. Though the number of people with diabetes is increasing all …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes mellitus and its complications in India

R Unnikrishnan, RM Anjana, V Mohan - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2016 - nature.com
India is one of the epicentres of the global diabetes mellitus pandemic. Rapid
socioeconomic development and demographic changes, along with increased susceptibility …

Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa–from policy to practice to progress: targeting the existing gaps for future care for diabetes

SD Pastakia, CR Pekny, SM Manyara… - … syndrome and obesity …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The global prevalence and impact of diabetes has increased dramatically, particularly in sub-
Saharan Africa. This region faces unique challenges in combating the disease including …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes prevention: global health policy and perspectives from the ground

M Bergman, M Buysschaert, PEH Schwarz… - Diabetes …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 2 diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases are a growing public health
challenge globally. An estimated 285 million people, corresponding to 6.4% of the world's …

Assessing the influence of health systems on type 2 diabetes mellitus awareness, treatment, adherence, and control: a systematic review

SE Ong, JJK Koh, SAES Toh, KS Chia, D Balabanova… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is reported to affect one in 11 adults
worldwide, with over 80% of T2DM patients residing in low-to-middle-income countries …

Prevention of type 2 diabetes and its complications in developing countries: a review

LB Rawal, RJ Tapp, ED Williams, C Chan… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a significant global public health problem
affecting more than 285 million people worldwide. Over 70% of those with T2DM live in …

International diabetes federation

S Webber - Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 2011 - go.gale.com
IDF invites governments, businesses, the UN and international bodies, civil society,
healthcare professionals, researchers, philanthropic organisations and the general public to …

The 2012 SEMDSA guideline for the management of type 2 diabetes

A Amod - Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes in …, 2012 - journals.co.za
Much has been written recently about the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs),
and the recent United Nations High Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases in …

Community groups or mobile phone messaging to prevent and control type 2 diabetes and intermediate hyperglycaemia in Bangladesh (DMagic): a cluster …

E Fottrell, N Ahmed, J Morrison, A Kuddus… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Strategies are needed to prevent and control type 2 diabetes and intermediate
hyperglycaemia, which together affect roughly a third of adults in Bangladesh. We aimed to …

Clinical management of type 2 diabetes in south Asia

A Misra, N Sattar, N Tandon, U Shrivastava… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Compared with other ethnic groups, south Asian people with type 2 diabetes tend to develop
the disease at a younger age and manifest with higher glycaemia, dyslipidaemia …