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 …

Type 2 diabetes in Brazil: epidemiology and management

B de Almeida-Pititto, ML Dias… - … syndrome and obesity …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Epidemiología de la diabetes mellitus en Sudamérica: la experiencia de Colombia

H Vargas-Uricoechea, LÁ Casas-Figueroa - Clínica e Investigación en …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract According to the International Diabetes Federation, 8.3% of the world population
suffers from diabetes mellitus, and it is expected that the number of individuals with the …

Effectiveness and safety of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) in patients with diabetic macular edema: a real-world experience

P Mello Filho, G Andrade, A Maia, M Maia… - …, 2018 - karger.com
Introduction: There are few real-life studies on the intravitreal 0.7-mg dexamethasone
implant for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) conducted in Latin America. We …

A pilot study of a Community Health Agent-led type 2 diabetes self-management program using Motivational Interviewing-based approaches in a public primary care …

TMR do Valle Nascimento, K Resnicow, M Nery… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Rates of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 2 diabetes are
escalating in low and middle-income countries such as Brazil. Scalable primary care-based …

Prevalence of diabetes in Brazil over time: a systematic review with meta-analysis

GH Telo, FV Cureau, MS de Souza, TS Andrade… - Diabetology & metabolic …, 2016 - Springer
Diabetes is one of the most important epidemic diseases of this century and the number of
people with diabetes has more than doubled over the past three decades. Our aim was to …

Complications and the time of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in primary care

DN Cortez, IA Reis, DAS Souza… - Acta Paulista de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 1320 patients with diabetes mellitus. The
data were obtained from the registration system of Hypertensive and diabetic patients and …

[HTML][HTML] The cost of a disease targeted for elimination in Brazil: the case of schistosomiasis mansoni

GL Nascimento, HM Pegado… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis mansoni is a poverty-related parasitic infection that has a
variety of clinical manifestations. We consider the disability and deaths caused by …

[PDF][PDF] Cost of diabetes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014

AH Mokdad, M Tuffaha, M Hanlon, C El Bcheraoui… - J Diabetes Metab, 2015 - shc.gov.sa
Objective: Diabetes mellitus is a major burden in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We
estimated the direct cost of diabetes in KSA and the future cost accounting for currently …

Complicações eo tempo de diagnóstico do diabetes mellitus na atenção primária

DN Cortez, IA Reis, DAS Souza… - Acta Paulista de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre o tempo da doença eo aparecimento de complicações
do diabetes mellitus e descrever as características da população de diabéticos de um …