title: Diabetes mellitus in the Hispanic/Latino population: an increasing health care challenge in the United States.
abstract: The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. Hispanic population has grown to epidemic proportions. The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Hispanics is 1.9 times higher than that in Caucasians. Diabetes is diagnosed at an earlier age, and, for a multiplicity of reasons, Hispanics suffer from higher rates of diabetic complications and mortality. The etiology for the higher prevalence of diabetes and its complications is not clear, but it is thought to be related to genetic and environmental factors. In this manuscript, we review recent epidemiologic information on the prevalence, pathophysiology, and complications of diabetes, as well as the recommendations for the management of Hispanics with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. geumpie@emory.edu
authors.forename: Guillermo E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Umpierrez
authors.forename: Amparo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Umpierrez
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pimentel
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents