Type 2 diabetes in Brazil: epidemiology and management

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most important epidemic diseases in the world this century, and accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes globally. Brazil is one of the most important examples of the alarming picture of T2DM in emergent societies, being the country with the fourth largest...

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Autores principales: de Almeida-Pititto, Bianca, Dias, Monike Lourenço, de Moraes, Ana Carolina Franco, Ferreira, Sandra RG, Franco, Denise Reis, Eliaschewitz, Freddy Goldberg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4298341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25609989
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S72542
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Sumario:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most important epidemic diseases in the world this century, and accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes globally. Brazil is one of the most important examples of the alarming picture of T2DM in emergent societies, being the country with the fourth largest number of people with diabetes. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on diabetes in Brazil, specifically looking at the epidemiology and management of T2DM. A literature search was conducted using PubMed and LILACS to identify articles containing information on diabetes in Brazil. Official documents from the Brazilian government, World Health Organization, and International Diabetes Federation were also reviewed.

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