| All-cause mortality among diabetic foot patients and related risk factors in Saudi Arabia | Although Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) region with high rates of diabetic foot complications, there are only limited
data concerning mortality among such a high risk group. Therefore, the main aim of the current
study was to assess all-cause mortality and its related predictors among diabetic
patients with and without diabetic foot complications | |
| Australian National Diabetes Strategy | The Australian National Diabetes Strategy
aims to outline Australia’s national response
to diabetes and inform how existing limited
health care resources can be better coordinated
and targeted across all levels of government.
This Strategy identifies the most effective and
appropriate interventions to reduce the impact
of diabetes in the community and lead the
way internationally in diabetes prevention,
management and research | |
| Burden of Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia | Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the fastest-growing health problem in the world, which is now
reaching to epidemic proportion in some countries. It is mainly due to consequence of life-style as lack
of exercise, unhealthy diet, obesity and overweight. Over the past four decades major socio-economic
changes have occurred in Saudi Arabia. The growth and prosperity have brought pronounced changes
in the lifestyle of the people. Most notably, eating habits are less healthful and the level of physical
activity has declined. There is increased consumption of fast foods and sugar-dense beverages (e.g.,
sodas) | |
| Concomitant Macro and Microvascular Complications in Diabetic Nephropathy | To determine the prevalence of concomitant microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetic nephropathy we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all 1,952 type 2 diabetic patients followed-up at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from January 1989 to
December 2004 | |
| Cost of Diabetes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014 | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has made tremendous
improvements in its health system in a short period of time due
to extensive investments from oil revenues [1,2]. In 2010, the Saudi
Ministry of Health (MOH) housed 250,000 personnel, including
31,516 physicians and 75,978 nurses, and operated 249 hospitals with
34,000 beds. It is responsible for 60% of healthcare services, with
the remaining 40% managed by a number of semi-public organizations
and the private sector | |
| Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia: A Review of the Recent Literature | Diabetes mellitus (DM) is rapidly becoming one of the
main health issues among humans in the 21st century and the
number of patients is steadily increasing, globally, both in
the developed and developing countries. It is a noninfectious chronic disease caused by the inability of the pancreas to effectively produce enough insulin or when the body
in unable to properly use the insulin produced by it | |
| Diabetic Foot Complications and Their Risk Factors from a Large Retrospective Cohort Study | Diabetic foot complications are contributing to both mortality and morbidity among the diabetic population leading to substantial physical, physiological and financial burden for the patients and community at large. It is estimated that 24.4% of the total health care expenditure
among diabetic population is related to foot complications [1] and the total cost of treating diabetic foot complications is approaching 11 billion USD in USA [2] and 456 million USD in UK | |
| Economic costs of diabetes in Saudi Arabia | Diabetes imposes a large economic burden on the individual,
national healthcare systems, and countries.[1‑5] Healthcare
expenditures due to diabetes account for 11% of the total
healthcare expenditures in the world in 2011.[6] Estimated
global healthcare expenditures to treat diabetes and prevent
complications totaled $465 billion in 2011. By 2030, this
number is projected to exceed some $595 billion | |
| IDF DIABETES ATLAS Eighth edition 2017 | Diabetes in all forms imposes an unacceptably
high human, social and economic cost on
countries at all income levels. Since the first
edition in 2000, the IDF Diabetes Atlas has been
reporting the results and analysis of the continuing
growth in rates of diabetes incidence and
prevalence worldwide | |
| Prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabian children and adolescents | A nationwide Saudi Arabian project was conducted in the years 2001-2007 with the objective of establishing national growth charts, and defining the prevalence of some chronic childhood diseases such as diabetes mellitus. The 14,000 households were randomly selected based on a recent population statistic. The questionnaire used included demographic data and evidence of diabetes mellitus. The prevalence was estimated and expressed per 100,000. Breakdown of this figure per age and region was carried out | |
| Status of the diabetes epidemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013 | From 1990 to 2010, the number of deaths attributable to
type 2 diabetes doubled from 650,000 to 1.3 million
worldwide (Lozano et al. 2012). Various epidemiological
studies have found that the increase in diabetes prevalence
is correlated with the global urbanization: a trend toward | |
| Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia: Major Challenges and Possible Solutions | Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been dubbed the 21st century’s prime healthcare challenge across the globe, by the
World Health Organization (WHO) and the International
Diabetes Federation (IDF). Diabetes related complications
and mortality also generate social and economic challenges
that seriously impact the lives of individuals, families, businesses, and the entire society | |
