Smokovski, Ivica (2016) Comment on Publications from OpT2mise Study. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, 18 (7).
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Abstract
It is well known that the type 2 diabetes ‘‘pandemic’’
is spreading relentlessly throughout the world, and the
Republic of Macedonia is certainly not an exception: according to the latest International Diabetes Federation Atlas data from 2015, the country is occupying the unpopular third place in Europe in terms of diabetes comparative prevalence (10.3%), with the vast majority of cases (approximately 98%) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Many factors have contributed to such a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the country, including the considerable rise in caloric intake per capita with no concurrent physical activity, very high smoking prevalence, and the transition from a socialist to a
market economy with jobs and income insecurity—leading to
steep rise in unemployment and associated stress. Such an
explosion of type 2 diabetes has been among the main reasons for categorization of the Republic of Macedonia as a very high-risk country in Europe in terms of cardiovascular mortality. Consequently, type 2 diabetes prevalence in the country and worldwide has been associated with alarming socioeconomic effects: approximately 40% of the country’s total budget for all reimbursed non-hospital medications was spent only on insulin, glucometers, test strips, glucagon, insulin needles, insulin pumps, and related supplies, provided free through a government program, not including oral antidiabetes drugs or other direct and indirect diabetes-related costs
DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICSVolume 18, Number 7, 2016ª
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Impact Factor Value: | 4.488 |
| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Ivica Smokovski |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2020 10:44 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2020 10:44 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/24075 |
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