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概要

Diabetes: Management strategies

Kate Hopkins

Diabetes is a serious, chronic metabolic disorder which is primarily caused due to insufficient insulin production. However, insufficient use of insulin produced by the body is another major cause of the disease. Diabetes, being one of the important health problems is among one of the four priority non-communicable diseases targeted for action and a serious threat to population health. The prevalence of diabetes is steadily increasing everywhere, mostly in the middle-income countries of the world [1]. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), an estimated 415 million people globally suffered from this condition in 2015. This number is expected to increase to 522 million by 2030 [2]. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has serious complications which accounts for increased morbidity, disability, and mortality. DM stands among the oldest disease known to mankind.