Care for diabetics in VietNam and some other Asian countries
- Author:
Binh Van Ta
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diabete
- MeSH:
Diabetes Mellitus;
Community Health Services
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):32-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In 1998, 12 Asian countries with 230 centers had involved in a study on diabetic care that was supported by Novo Nordisk. This study had enrolled 21.806 patients. The results showed that the age of type II diabetes onset is 52.213.1 in VietNam, higher significantly than other countries. The incidence of type II diabetes in VietNam is lower than other countries. Using HBA1C as a marker for monitoring, it was found that only 5-10% of patients were receiving optimal management, 20% receiving good and 70-75% receiving not so good management.
