Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is no longer a disease of high income countries but a global health pandemic. With the continued and rapid increase in its prevalence worldwide it is forecasted that diabetes will be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. A major concern stems from its role in development and progression of cardiovascular disease, including cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Within low- and middle-income areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa the burden of diabetes is already significant driven by many factors, including, socioeconomic (urbanisation), nutritional (high-calorie "western-diet", obesity) and lifestyle (physical inactivity) changes. Insufficient economic and community resources, poor health care system development and chronic disease management, poor education, and a lack of preventative and diagnostic measures further aggravate the severity of the diabetes problem. This review outlines the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa and highlights the need for improved community health care and regulations to reduce its epidemiological spread and devastating impact on health.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 10-19 |
| Journal | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice |
| Volume | 137 |
| Early online date | 26 Dec 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Mar 2018 |
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Diabetes and complications of the heart in Sub-Saharan Africa: An urgent need for improved awareness, diagnostics and management. / Glezeva, Nadezhda; Chisale, Master; McDonald, Kenneth; Ledwidge, Mark; Gallagher, Joe; Watson, Chris J.
In: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Vol. 137, 01.03.2018, p. 10-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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T1 - Diabetes and complications of the heart in Sub-Saharan Africa: An urgent need for improved awareness, diagnostics and management
AU - Glezeva, Nadezhda
AU - Chisale, Master
AU - McDonald, Kenneth
AU - Ledwidge, Mark
AU - Gallagher, Joe
AU - Watson, Chris J
N1 - Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Type 2 diabetes mellitus is no longer a disease of high income countries but a global health pandemic. With the continued and rapid increase in its prevalence worldwide it is forecasted that diabetes will be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. A major concern stems from its role in development and progression of cardiovascular disease, including cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Within low- and middle-income areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa the burden of diabetes is already significant driven by many factors, including, socioeconomic (urbanisation), nutritional (high-calorie "western-diet", obesity) and lifestyle (physical inactivity) changes. Insufficient economic and community resources, poor health care system development and chronic disease management, poor education, and a lack of preventative and diagnostic measures further aggravate the severity of the diabetes problem. This review outlines the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa and highlights the need for improved community health care and regulations to reduce its epidemiological spread and devastating impact on health.
AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus is no longer a disease of high income countries but a global health pandemic. With the continued and rapid increase in its prevalence worldwide it is forecasted that diabetes will be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. A major concern stems from its role in development and progression of cardiovascular disease, including cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Within low- and middle-income areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa the burden of diabetes is already significant driven by many factors, including, socioeconomic (urbanisation), nutritional (high-calorie "western-diet", obesity) and lifestyle (physical inactivity) changes. Insufficient economic and community resources, poor health care system development and chronic disease management, poor education, and a lack of preventative and diagnostic measures further aggravate the severity of the diabetes problem. This review outlines the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa and highlights the need for improved community health care and regulations to reduce its epidemiological spread and devastating impact on health.
KW - Journal Article
KW - Review
U2 - 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.12.019
DO - 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.12.019
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29287838
VL - 137
SP - 10
EP - 19
JO - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
JF - Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
SN - 0168-8227
ER -