Challenges of the economic and social effects of diabetes in low‐ and middle‐income countries.

The article discusses a study about the economic and social effects of diabetes and their impacts on health systems and patients from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Topics covered include the fight against diabetes in Ecuador, Guatemala, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, and Mexico, the changes and trends in the economic burden of diabetes and its complications, and an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of diabetes interventions.