Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine |
2008
Abstract
Number of patients with diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide. This increases the incidence of diabetes and its prevalence.
In this so-called epidemic of type 2 diabetes may especially type. The reasons are obvious: change in eating habits, reduce energy expenditure (motion), obesity and genetic predisposition.
The cost of treating diabetes and complications (this is very important) consume 10-20% of all funds in the health sector. Pessimistic estimates anticipate that in 15 years will be just diabetes and its treatment cause the collapse of financing health care (let's hope that the estimates materialize).