PREVALENCE OF DIABETES.
PREVALENCE OF DIABETES.
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INTRODUCTION The prevalence of diabetes has increased significantly in recent decades. The International Diabetes Federation stated that 382 million people worldwide suffered from diabetes in 2013, and this number is expected to rise to 592 million by 2035 [1]. Diabetes resulted in 1.3 million mortalities in 2010, which was twice as high as that in 1990 [2]. Furthermore, diabetes-related complications, such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, and car-diovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, are increasing the burden on individuals and healthcare systems [3,4]. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and Europe-an Association for the Study of Diabetes recommend that the management of patients with type 2 diabetes should include glucose control to achieve a hemoglo-bin A1c (A1C) level of ≤ 7%, as well as lifestyle changes, including smoking cessation and control of blood pressure (BP) and lipid levels [5].