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Diabetes:A global emergercy

Diabetes-related healthcare costs are now estimated to account for 12% of the total healthcare budget. As there are projected to be 642 million people with diabetes in 2040, it is essential that more efforts are put into improving type 2 prevention plans and introducing more cost-effective management of type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.

Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergercies of the 21st cencury.

Each year more and more people live with this condition, which can result in life-chaning complications.In addition to the 415 million adults who are estimated to currently hhave diabetes, there are 318 million adults with impaired glucose tolerance, which puts them at high risk of developing the disease in the future.

What  is the Diabetes Atlas?

The IDF Diabetes Atlas is the authoritative resource on the global burden of diabetes. First published in 2000, it is produced by IDF biennially in collaboration with experts from around the world and contains data on diabetes cases, prevalence, mortality and expenditure on the global, regional and national level.

Figures from the Atlas are frequently quoted in scientific papers and by the media. The IDF Diabetes Atlas is considered as one of IDF’s most valuable and visible projects. A full IDF Diabetes Atlas report is produced every two years.

The Atlas is supported by: Astra Zeneca; Lilly Diabetes; Merck; Novo Nordisk.

Where does IDF get its information from for the Diabetes Atlas estimates?

The data used in this edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas came from a variety of sources. Electronic databases of peer-reviewed literature were searched, ministry of health websites were reviewed, and national and regional health surveys were sought from governments and researchers. Personal communication provided from investigators in the IDF network and official reports by multinational organisations, such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) were also assessed for quality.

When should l use comparative prevalence and how is this calculated ?

As the prevalence of diabetes increases with age, raw prevalence estimates cannot be used for comparing the prevalence of diabetes between countries that have different age structures, such as, for example, Japan and India. In order to make such comparisons between countries, age-adjusted comparative estimates were generated for each country by applying the country’s age-specific prevalence estimates to each age-group and standardising the country’s population age structure to the global age structure of 2001. The distribution that is used for this calculation is applied to all countries in the same way and is based on a distribution developed by the World Health Organisation in order to compare the relative burden of disease in different countries.

Why does the Western  Pacific have the highest number of cases?

The Western Pacific Region has a high diabetes prevalence rate (9.3%) and a very high population – 1.6 billion adults aged 20-79. Thus, there are 153 million adults estimated to be living with diabetes in this region.

Which region has the highest prevalence of diabetes and why?

The North America and Caribbean Region has the highest regional prevalence of diabetes. In this region, 1 in 8 adults has diabetes.

Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes is associated with higher levels of urbanisation, ageing populations, more sedentary lifestyles, and a higher intake of sugar. The causes of the increased incidence of type 1 diabetes are not clear.

How is the IDF tackling Diabetes? 

• The Life for A Child programme supplies insulin to 17,000 children living with diabetes
• The IDF Framework for Action on Sugar contains recommendations for preventing type 2 diabetes by decreasing sugar consumption
• The IDF international guidelines contain recommendations for the management of diabetes in childhood, type 2 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes in older people
• World Diabetes Day on 14 November increases awareness about diabetes, this year the focus is on the role that healthy eating can play in managing type 1 diabetes and preventing type 2 diabetes –more information on www.worlddiabetesday.org
• The IDF Scorecard measures government action and holds them accountable
• D-NET connects diabetes professionals worldwide

-------The data above was selected from http://www.diabetesatlas.org/,                an international professional website focusing on DIABETES.

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