Diabetes: a 21st century challenge

PZ Zimmet, DJ Magliano, WH Herman… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2014 - thelancet.com
The number of people with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled during the past 20
years. One of the most worrying features of this rapid increase is the emergence of type 2 …

Diabetes and infection: assessing the association with glycaemic control in population-based studies

J Pearson-Stuttard, S Blundell, T Harris… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Diabetes is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The global burden of diabetes is
rising because of increased obesity and population ageing. Although preventive and …

Clinical management of concurrent diabetes and tuberculosis and the implications for patient services

AL Riza, F Pearson, C Ugarte-Gil… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Diabetes triples the risk for active tuberculosis, thus the increasing burden of type 2 diabetes
will help to sustain the present tuberculosis epidemic. Recommendations have been made …

[HTML][HTML] The global diabetes epidemic: what does it mean for infectious diseases in tropical countries?

R Van Crevel, S Van De Vijver… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Tropical countries are experiencing a substantial rise in type 2 diabetes, which is often
undiagnosed or poorly controlled. Since diabetes is a risk factor for many infectious …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction of diabetes and tuberculosis: translating research to policy and practice

R van Crevel, JA Critchley - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetes Mellitus increases the risk of developing Tuberculosis (TB) disease by about three
times; it also doubles the risk of death during TB treatment and other poor TB treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in resource-limited settings

KM Nkonge, DK Nkonge, TN Nkonge - Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2023 - Springer
Background Diabetic neuropathy is the most common microvascular complication of
diabetes mellitus and a major risk factor for diabetes-related lower-extremity complications …

Clinical management of combined tuberculosis and diabetes

R Van Crevel, R Koesoemadinata… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Optimal management of combined tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes (DM) is important but
challenging in terms of achieving good disease outcomes and avoiding toxicity, drug …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of diabetes mellitus in nepal: an analysis of global burden of disease study 2019

AR Pandey, KK Aryal, N Shrestha, D Sharma… - Journal of Diabetes …, 2022 - hindawi.com
Globally, the number of people living with diabetes mellitus (DM) increased by 62% between
1990 and 2019, affecting 463 million people in 2019, and is projected to increase further by …

Pilot mobile phone intervention in promoting type 2 diabetes management in an urban area in Ghana: a randomized controlled trial

E Asante, V Bam, AKA Diji, AY Lomotey… - The Diabetes …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The purpose of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a nurse-
led mobile phone call intervention on glycemic management and adherence to self …

Challenges of diabetes care management in developing countries with a high incidence of COVID-19: A brief report

S Nouhjah, S Jahanfar - … & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aims Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most critical risk factors for
complications and death in COVID-19 patients. The present study aims to highlight …