Nov 14, 2024 · People with diabetes have a higher risk of health problems including heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. Diabetes can cause permanent vision loss by damaging blood vessels in the eyes. Many people with diabetes develop problems with their feet from nerve damage and poor blood flow. This can cause foot ulcers and may lead to amputation.

Nov 22, 2024 · The starting point for living well with diabetes is an early diagnosis – the longer a person lives with undiagnosed and untreated diabetes, the worse their health outcomes are likely to be. Easy access to basic diagnostics, such as blood glucose testing, should therefore be available in primary health care settings.

Nov 22, 2024 · Diabetes is one of the four major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and its global prevalence has been steadily increasing in recent years. In 2018, an estimated 131 million people in the Western Pacific were living with diabetes. In 2019, an estimated 262 000 people in the Region died due to diabetes.

La diabetes provoca ceguera, insuficiencia renal, infarto de miocardio, accidente cerebrovascular y la amputación de los miembros inferiores. En 2021, la diabetes y la nefropatía diabética causaron más de dos millones de defunciones. Además, la hiperglucemia provocó alrededor del 11% de los fallecimientos por causas cardiovasculares.

Jul 17, 2024 · The inclusion of diabetes management in universal health coverage packages is crucial to effectively control diabetes and reduce harm. Support for self-management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, including through therapeutic patient education, is effective in reducing health-care costs and improving health outcomes.

داء السكري مرض مزمن يحدث عندما يعجز البنكرياس عن إنتاج الإنسولين بكمية كافية، أو عندما يعجز الجسم عن الاستخدام الفعال للإنسولين الذي ينتجه.

Nov 14, 2024 · Principaux repères sur le diabète: faits et chiffres, définitions des différents diadètes, leurs conséquences, charge de morbidité et l'action de l'OMS en la matère.

Nov 13, 2024 · In addition, the same year, a diabetes resolution was endorsed at the World Health Assembly urging Member States to raise the priority given to the prevention, diagnosis and control of diabetes as well as prevention and management of risk factors such as obesity. In 2022, WHO established five global diabetes coverage targets to be achieved by 2030.

La diabetes de tipo 1, conocida como diabetes juvenil o diabetes insulinodependiente, es una enfermedad crónica en la que el páncreas produce poco o nada de insulina por sí mismo. El acceso a tratamientos asequibles, en particular la insulina, es crítico para la supervivencia de las personas diabéticas.

Population-representative studies with measurements of fasting glucose and/or glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and information on diabetes treatment were compiled. In studies with data on both FPG and HbA1c, treated diabetes was added to the prevalence of untreated diabetes based on the definition above.