Type 1 diabetes mellitus in Bhutan.
Bhutan is a South Asian country with a total population of 733,643. Bhutan has a very low burden of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), while that of type 2 diabetes mellitus is very high and increasing at alarming rates. Bhutan has a notably high proportion of over-weight and obese population. First case of T1DM was detected in 2006 and all the detected patients are in the age range of 14-15 years. The challenges in T1DM management include lack of knowledge among health care workers and patients, and limited access to health care services because of the difficult terrain.
Department of Medicine, National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Kingdom of Bhutan.
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Bhutan; diabetes; type 1 diabetes mellitus