[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges and call for action

IM El-Kebbi, NH Bidikian, L Hneiny… - World journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 2 diabetes continues to be a serious and highly prevalent public health problem
worldwide. In 2019, the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world at 12.2%, with its …

Diabetes in developing countries

A Misra, H Gopalan, R Jayawardena… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There has been a rapid escalation of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in developing countries, with
varied prevalence according to rural vs urban habitat and degree of urbanization. Some …

Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus, pre-diabetes, undiagnosed and uncontrolled diabetes in Central Iran: results from Yazd health study

M Mirzaei, M Rahmaninan, M Mirzaei, A Nadjarzadeh… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Over the past few decades, the prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has risen
rapidly in Iran and other low and middle-income countries. We investigated the prevalence …

Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: a review of the recent literature

M Abdulaziz Al Dawish, A Alwin Robert… - Current diabetes …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Saudi Arabia ranks the second
highest in the Middle East, and is seventh in the world for the rate of diabetes. It is estimated …

Iraqi experts consensus on the management of type 2 diabetes/prediabetes in adults

M Abusaib, M Ahmed, HA Nwayyir… - Clinical Medicine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management differs dramatically between Iraqi public and
private sectors; this variability is due to treatment access discrepancy. The aim of this …

The burden of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in adult African population: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Asmelash, Y Asmelash - Journal of diabetes research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly increasing in Africa. Type two diabetes
may remain undetected for many years, leading to severe complications and healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes epidemic sweeping the Arab world

B Abuyassin, I Laher - World journal of diabetes, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased dramatically during the
last 2 decades, a fact driven by the increased prevalence of obesity, the primary risk factor …

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among men in the Middle East: a retrospective study

SA Meo, SA Sheikh, K Sattar, A Akram… - American journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The rising prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious global health concern. The
world is experiencing type 2 diabetes epidemics and prevalence differs by gender, regions …

[HTML][HTML] Economic development and diabetes prevalence in MENA countries: Egypt and Saudi Arabia comparison

S Sherif, BE Sumpio - World journal of diabetes, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes is increasing in epidemic proportions globally, exhibiting the most striking increase
in third world countries with emerging economies. This phenomena is particularly evident in …

The prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in the Kuwaiti adult population in 2014

A Alkandari, JC Longenecker, NC Barengo… - diabetes research and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Kuwait ranks among the top 20 countries worldwide in diabetes prevalence.
This study's objectives were to assess the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in …