The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) designate November 14th as "World Diabetes Day". In the second year of the Access to Diabetes Care (2021-2023) series, this year's theme is: Diabetes: education to protect tomorrow.
01 World Diabetes Overview
In 2021, there were 537 million people living with diabetes worldwide. The number of diabetic patients in the world is expected to increase to 643 million in 2030 and 784 million in 2045 respectively, an increase of 46%!
02 Important facts
The tenth edition of the Global Diabetes Overview presents eight diabetes-related facts. These facts make it clear once again that "diabetes management for all" is really urgent!
-1 in 9 adults (aged 20-79) has diabetes, with 537 million people worldwide
-By 2030, 1 in 9 adults will have diabetes, totaling 643 million
-By 2045, 1 in 8 adults will have diabetes, totaling 784 million
-80% of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries
-Diabetes caused 6.7 million deaths in 2021, equivalent to 1 death from diabetes every 5 seconds
-240 million (44%) people with diabetes worldwide are undiagnosed
-Diabetesl costed $966 billion in global health spending in 2021, a figure that has grown by 316% over the past 15 years
-1 in 10 adults have impaired diabetes and 541 million people worldwide are at high risk of type 2 diabetes;
-68% of adult diabetics live in the 10 countries with the most diabetics.
03 Diabetes data in China
The Western Pacific region where China is located has always been the "main force" among the global diabetic population. One out of every four diabetic patients in the world is Chinese. In China, there are currently more than 140 million people living with type 2 diabetes, which equates to 1 in 9 people living with diabetes. The proportion of people with undiagnosed diabetes is as high as 50.5%, which is expected to reach 164 million in 2030 and 174 million in 2045.
Core information one
Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that seriously affect the health of our residents. If diabetic patients are not treated properly, it can lead to serious effects such as cardiovascular disease, blindness, foot gangrene, and chronic renal failure.
Core information two
The typical symptoms of diabetes are "three more and one less" (polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, weight loss), and some patients suffer from it without formal symptoms.
Core information three
People at high risk are more likely to develop diabetes than the general population, and the more risk factors there are, the greater the risk of developing diabetes.Common risk factors for type 2 diabetes in adults mainly include: age ≥ 40 years old, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, history of prediabetes, family history, history of delivery of macrosomia or history of gestational diabetes.
Core information four
A long-term adherence to comprehensive treatment is required for diabetic patients. Most diabetes can be effectively controlled through scientific and logical treatment. Patients can enjoy a normal life instead of premature death or disability due to diabetes.
Core information five
Patients with diabetes need individualized medical nutrition therapy. Patients with type 2 diabetes should control their total energy intake by assessing their nutritional status and setting reasonable medical nutrition therapy goals and plans under the guidance of a nutritionist or integrated management team (including a diabetes educator).
Core information six
Diabetic patients should carry out exercise therapy under the guidance of professionals.
Core information seven
People with diabetes should have their blood glucose, weight, lipids, and blood pressure monitored regularly.
Macro & Micro-Test in Beijing: Wes-Plus assists diabetes typing detection
According to the 2022 "Chinese Expert Consensus on Diabetes Typing Diagnosis", we rely on high-throughput sequencing technology to screen nuclear and mitochondrial genes, and we also cover HLA-locus to assist in the assessment of type 1 diabetes infection risk.
It will comprehensively guide the precise diagnosis and treatment and genetic risk assessment of diabetic patients, and assist clinicians in formulating individualized diagnosis and treatment plans.
Post time: Nov-25-2022