title: Type 2 diabetes in Brazil: epidemiology and management.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most important epidemic diseases in the world this century, and accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes globally. Brazil is one of the most important examples of the alarming picture of T2DM in emergent societies, being the country with the fourth largest number of people with diabetes. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on diabetes in Brazil, specifically looking at the epidemiology and management of T2DM. A literature search was conducted using PubMed and LILACS to identify articles containing information on diabetes in Brazil. Official documents from the Brazilian government, World Health Organization, and International Diabetes Federation were also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Almeida-Pititto
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Monike Lourenço
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Franco
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Rg
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: CPClin Clinical Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Denise Reis
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: CPClin Clinical Research Center, São Paulo, Brazil ; Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Freddy Goldberg
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Eliaschewitz
keywords: Brazil; epidemiology; management; type 2 diabetes