1. Type 1 diabetes mellitus in the African population: epidemiology and management challenges.
- Author
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Majaliwa ES, Elusiyan BE, Adesiyun OO, Laigong P, Adeniran AK, Kandi CM, Yarhere I, Limbe SM, and Iughetti L
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Africa South of the Sahara, Age Factors, Algeria epidemiology, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents therapeutic use, Incidence, Insulin therapeutic use, Libya epidemiology, Male, Morocco epidemiology, Nigeria epidemiology, Poverty, Prevalence, Sex Factors, Sudan epidemiology, Tanzania epidemiology, Tunisia epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 drug therapy, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 prevention & control
- Abstract
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a growing concern worldwide; while there has been a great improvement in the knowledge, epidemiology and management of this condition in the developed worlds, there has been little or no improvement in sub-Saharan Africa. The true burden of this disease is not even known, but a difference in the pattern and outcome of T1DM in the sub-Saharan Africa compared to the western World seems to be present. Moreover, much of the available data is not population-based and is of limited value for making generalizations about Diabetes in children of Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the limitations, there is evidence that these populations may be important for studying the aetiology and natural history of Type 1 diabetes. Effective management and/or prevention of diabetes and its complications in Sub-Saharan African children should adopt multidisciplinary approaches. In order to improve care for diabetes patients in developing countries, specialized clinics need to be established.
- Published
- 2008