The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives

JCN Chan, LL Lim, NJ Wareham, JE Shaw, TJ Orchard… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Executive summary 2020 will go down in history as the year when the global community was
awakened to the fragility of human health and the interdependence of the ecosystem …

Using peer support to strengthen mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review

R Suresh, A Alam, Z Karkossa - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on
society's overall mental health. Measures such as mandated lockdowns and physical …

Interventions to address global inequity in diabetes: international progress

AF Walker, S Graham, L Maple-Brown, LE Egede… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Diabetes is a serious chronic disease with high associated burden and disproportionate
costs to communities based on socioeconomic, gender, racial, and ethnic status. Addressing …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of peer support in diabetes self-management education on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Azmiardi, B Murti, RP Febrinasari… - Epidemiology and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES Diabetes self-management education (DSME) programs are a strategy to
maintain healthy behaviors. Nevertheless, limited evidence has been reported from …

A century past the discovery of insulin: global progress and challenges for type 1 diabetes among children and adolescents in low-income and middle-income …

ZA Bhutta, RA Salam, A Gomber, L Lewis-Watts… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Type 1 diabetes is on the rise globally; however, the burden of mortality remains
disproportionate in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). As 2021 marks 100 …

[HTML][HTML] Recognizing the roles of primary health care in addressing non-communicable diseases in low-and middle-income countries: Lesson from COVID-19 …

UN Yadav, SK Mistry, S Ghimire… - Journal of Global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 has strained the already weak public health system of many LMICs, stretching
them beyond their capacity. This posed a challenging environment for people living with …

Lifestyle interventions to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes living in low-and-middle income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of …

G O'Donoghue, C O'Sullivan, I Corridan, J Daly… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alongside glucose lowering therapy, clinical guidelines recommend lifestyle interventions as
cornerstone in the care of people living with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). There is a specific …

Type 2 diabetes peer support interventions as a complement to primary care settings in high-income nations: a sco** review

S Lu, N Leduc, G Moullec - Patient Education and Counseling, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Inadequate social support make way for peer support initiatives to complement
the health system delivery of diabetes self-management education programs for type 2 …

Self-management in face-to-face peer support for adults with type 2 diabetes living in low-or middle-income countries: a systematic review

M Pienaar, M Reid - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Peer support has been recognised as a promising strategy to improve self-
management in patients living with chronic conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes (T2D). The …

Community-based non-pharmacological interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

CN Igwesi-Chidobe, PC Okechi, GN Emmanuel… - BMC Women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background Non-pharmacological interventions are the first line of Gestational diabetes
mellitus (GDM) management. Community-based interventions are cheaper, more …