title: Prevention of diabetes complications in developing countries: time to intensify self-management education.
abstract: The IDF report has indicated that about 80% of four million diabetes-related deaths that occur every year comes from the developing world. The IDF report suggests the need to focus more on preventing diabetes complications in poor countries. Thus, considering the economic constraints in combating the explosion of diabetes complications in the developing regions of the world, it appears that exploring culturally adaptable educational intervention programmes for specific regions would be the appropriate strategy. We believe that diabetes-related deaths could be reduced in developing countries through intensified diabetes self-management education.
authors: The Diabetes & Metabolism Research Group, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. ezenwaka@yahoo.com
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authors: Ezenwaka
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authors: Eckel
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019468:Disease Management; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012648:Self Care; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose