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18519551

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Diabetes is an increasing problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, is becoming more prevalent owing to rising rates of obesity, physical inactivity and urbanisation. Type 1 diabetes exists in two major forms in the region: type 1A or autoimmune and type 1B or ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes. At present there are scanty epidemiological data on either. The current morbidity of diabetes is primarily due to the high rates of microvascular complications, while macrovascular complications, once rare, are becoming more common, particularly in the urban setting. Further, despite the HIV epidemic, the total number of people with diabetes in the region is expected to grow because of changing demography. A concerted multisectoral effort will be critical to ensuring improvement in healthcare delivery for people with diabetes in the region.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1468-201X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1376-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-3-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Diabetes in Africa: epidemiology, management and healthcare challenges.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, J47 Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. dinky.levitt@uct.ac.za
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't