All about blood glucose american diabetes association 1800 diabetes 3422383. The twelve questions can be answered in the r right foot or l left foot blank with a y or n to indicate a positive or negative finding. Global report on diabetes world health organization. A brief overview of diabetes and the american diabetes association. This can be more easily achieved when electronic medical files are used. Raw hospitalization data were obtained from the files of the brazilian hospital.
The report reminds us that effectively addressing diabetes does not just happen. Diabetes is a defect in the bodys ability to convert glucose sugar to energy. Prevention of chronic complications of diabetes mellitus. The complete pubmed literature search strategy is described in the additional file 1. The economic burden of diabetes and its complications in brazil. Pdf perfil epidemiologico do diabetes mellitus na regiao nordeste. Type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm is one of the most important epidemic diseases in the world this century, and accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes globally.
Brazil is one of the most important examples of the alarming picture of t2dm in emergent societies, being the country with the fourth largest number of people with diabetes. India, the united states of america and brazil have the largest. When food is digested it is changed into fats, protein, or carbohydrates. Foods that affect blood sugars are called carbohydrates. Economic burden of diabetes in brazil in 2014 diabetology. The diabetes epidemic affects most countries across the world and is increasing at alarming rates in latin america. To provide an overview of diabetes care in brazil, focusing on studies of diabetes epidemiology, prevalence of patients within the standard targets of care, and economic burden of. The new journal is designed to promote better patient care by. T2dm occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to. Nearly 12 million individuals have diabetes in brazil, and the current. One in four latinos ages 35 and older with diabetes also has heart disease. Regardless of the diabetes type, the majority of patients do not meet other metabolic control goals.
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