[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 …

Prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors among adult population in the Gulf region: a systematic review

N Aljefree, F Ahmed - Advances in Public Health, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. CVD is a principal cause of mortality and disability globally. Objective. To
analyse the epidemiological data on CHD, strokes, and the associated risk factors among …

[HTML][HTML] Twelve-year trends in the prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and prediabetes in Turkish adults

I Satman, B Omer, Y Tutuncu, S Kalaca, S Gedik… - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
There is concern about an emerging diabetes epidemic in Turkey. We aimed to determine
the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, prediabetes and their 12-year …

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in urban communities of north Sudan: Population‐based study: 北苏丹城市人群中的糖尿病患病率及其危险因素: 基于 …

WM Elmadhoun, SK Noor, AAA Ibrahim… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
摘要背景: 在非洲以及全世界范围内糖尿病都是一个主要的健康问题. 预计非洲的糖尿病患病率
将会以极高的速率在不断升高. 据估计目前有2 千万非洲人患糖尿病, 这对于目前以及将来的 …

Global estimates of the prevalence of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy

L Guariguata, U Linnenkamp, J Beagley… - Diabetes research and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aims We estimated the number of live births worldwide and by IDF Region who developed
hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in 2013, including total diabetes in pregnancy (known and …

Prevalence of gestational diabetes and associated maternal and neonatal complications in a fast-developing community: global comparisons

A Bener, NM Saleh, A Al-Hamaq - International journal of women's …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background The prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) is increasing all over the world.
Hence, the impact of GDM on maternal and infant health is an important topic of research …

Metformin: an old drug for the treatment of diabetes but a new drug for the protection of the endothelium

M Kinaan, H Ding, CR Triggle - Medical principles and practice, 2015 - karger.com
The anti-diabetic and oral hypoglycaemic agent metformin, first used clinically in 1958, is
today the first choice or 'gold standard'drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and …

Adherence to diabetes medication among diabetic patients in the Bisha governorate of Saudi Arabia–a cross-sectional survey

AM Alqarni, T Alrahbeni, AA Qarni… - Patient preference and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Patients' non-adherence to diabetes medication is associated with poor
glycemic control and suboptimal benefits from their prescribed medication, which can lead to …

Type II diabetes mellitus in Arabic‐speaking countries

M Badran, I Laher - International journal of endocrinology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The global epidemic of diabetes has not spared the Arabic‐speaking countries, which have
some of the highest prevalence of type II diabetes. This is particularly true of the Arab Gulf, a …

[HTML][HTML] Middle East medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes: a review

AM Abu-Odeh, WH Talib - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetes is a global health problem, and the number of diabetic patients is in continuous
rise. Conventional antidiabetic therapies are associated with high costs and limited …