Regardless of the diabetes type, the majority of patients do not meet other metabolic control goals. 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. The report reminds us that effectively addressing diabetes does not just happen. Pancreas makes too little or no insulin type 1 diabetes type 2 diabetes cells do not use insulin well insulin resistance. The diabetes epidemic affects most countries across the world and is increasing at alarming rates in latin america. Diabetes is a defect in the bodys ability to convert glucose sugar to energy. The complete pubmed literature search strategy is described in the additional file 1. Official documents from the brazilian government, world health.
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. Foods that affect blood sugars are called carbohydrates. All about blood glucose american diabetes association 1800 diabetes 3422383. As complicacoes cronicas do diabetes mellitus dm sao decorrentes principalmen. The new journal is designed to promote better patient care by. One in four latinos ages 35 and older with diabetes also has heart disease. A brief overview of diabetes and the american diabetes association. Economic burden of diabetes in brazil in 2014 diabetology. When food is digested it is changed into fats, protein, or carbohydrates. 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.
Nearly 12 million individuals have diabetes in brazil, and the current prevalence ranges from 6. T2dm occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to. This can be more easily achieved when electronic medical files are used. 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. Pdf perfil epidemiologico do diabetes mellitus na regiao nordeste. India, the united states of america and brazil have the largest. The economic burden of diabetes and its complications in brazil.
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