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  1. Diabetes in the Philippines, and How to Prevent It: Infographic

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  2. (PDF) Choosing the most appropriate existing type 2 diabetes risk

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  3. (PDF) The outcomes of patients with diabetes mellitus in The Philippine

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  4. (PDF) Prevalence of Diabetes Among Community-Living Older Persons in

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  5. Types of Diabetes in the Philippines (Ultimate Guide for Filipinos

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  6. (PDF) Diabetes Care in the Philippines

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  1. Current status of diabetes mellitus care and management in the Philippines

    In the Philippines, it was estimated that about 4.3 million Filipinos had been diagnosed with diabetes, and 2.8 million remained undiagnosed as of 2021 [5]. This is equivalent to 1 out of 14 adults being diagnosed with diabetes. In the same year, deaths due to diabetes mellitus ranked fifth, with 48,267 deaths, tallying an increase of 21 ...

  2. Current status of diabetes mellitus care and management in the Philippines

    Methods: A review of literature was conducted to synthesize the status of diabetes mellitus in the Philippines. Results: An estimated 4.3 million Filipinos were diagnosed with diabetes, while 2.8 million remained undiagnosed in 2021. Diabetic retinopathy is a top cause of preventable blindness in Region 3, Philippines.

  3. Direct medical costs of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Philippines

    Introduction. The number of individuals with diabetes is on the rise in the Philippines, as like across the globe. The International Diabetes Federation estimated 600 000 more individuals with diabetes in 2019 than a decade ago, bringing the total estimated number to 4 million in 2019. 1 2 This estimated number excluded the 2.6 million people who were unaware that they have diabetes. 2 In a ...

  4. Diabetes Care in the Philippines

    In a 2012 publication, the DiabCare study looking at T2D, assessed the status of diabetes care in the Philippines and found that of the total sample population, approximately 78.5% of the patients were on OAD, whereas 42% were on insulin. 27 Of the OADs, biguanides followed by sulfonylureas were the most frequently prescribed.

  5. (PDF) Diabetes Care in the Philippines

    Diabetes care in the Philippines is disadvantaged and challenged with respect to resources, government support, and economics. The national insurance system does not cover comprehensive. diabetes ...

  6. Access to insulin and diabetes care in the Philippines

    Millions of people from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are unable to access insulin and routine diabetes care. 1 The Philippines, a lower-middle income country in southeast Asia with almost 4 million adults with diabetes, 2 is no stranger to this crisis. Diabetes ranks fourth among the leading causes of death in the Philippines. 3.

  7. Diabetes Care in the Philippines

    Diabetes care in the Philippines is disadvantaged and challenged with respect to resources, government support, and economics. The national insurance system does not cover comprehensive diabetes care in a preventive model and private insurance companies only offer limited diabetes coverage. Thus, most patients rely on "out-of-pocket" expenses ...

  8. The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Philippines: A 9-year

    The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Philippines: A 9-year cohort study Maria Luz B. Soriaa,*, Rody G. Syb,c, Bernard S. Vegad, ... diabetes research and clinical practice 86 (2009) 130-133 article info Article history: Received 16 July 2009 Accepted 30 July 2009

  9. Access to insulin and diabetes care in the Philippines

    Access to insulin and diabetes care in the Philippines. November 2021. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 10 (1) 10 (1) DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587 (21)00309-0. Authors: Michelle Ann Eala. University ...

  10. Estimating direct medical costs of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the

    The prevalence of diabetes in the Philippines has increased from 3.4 million in 2010 to 3.7 million in 2017. The government has formulated strategies to control this increase, for example, through its non-communicable disease prevention and control plan. However, there is scarce research on the financial burden of diabetes.

  11. Diabetes Care in the Philippines

    Diabetes care in the Philippines is disadvantaged and challenged with respect to resources, government support, and economics. The national insurance system does not cover comprehensive diabetes care in a preventive model and private insurance companies only offer limited diabetes coverage. Thus, most patients rely on "out-of-pocket ...

  12. Prevalence of Diabetes Among Community-Living Older Persons in the

    Abstract Objective. To estimate the prevalence of diabetes among Filipino older persons living in the community. Methodology. A cross-sectional analysis was done on a random sample of persons 60 years and older from the Focused Interventions for Frail Older Adults Research and Development Program (2018-2019).

  13. The outcomes of patients with diabetes mellitus in The Philippine

    The presence of diabetes mellitus among COVID-19 patients significantly increases the risk of mortality, respiratory failure, duration of ventilator dependence, severe/critical COVID-19, ICU ...

  14. Patient education for people living with diabetes in the Philippines: A

    Despite the growing burden of diabetes in the Philippines, available evidence indicates that the care and control of this disease are far from optimal, and insufficient to address the issue [[6], [7], [8]]. ... for people living with diabetes in the Philippines. The limited research identified by this scoping review demonstrates the need to ...

  15. The Philippines

    Epidemiology and research; Humanitarian relief; Our network ... The Philippines is one of the 38 countries and territories of the IDF Western Pacific region. 537 million people have diabetes in the world and 206 million people in the Western Pacific Region; by 2045 this is estimated to rise to 260 million. Diabetes in The Philippines (2021 ...

  16. PDF Access to insulin and diabetes care in the Philippines

    Diabetes ranks fourth among the leading causes of death in the Philippines.3 Filipino people face substantial barriers to health care, which preclude access to insulin and diabetes care, including inadequate health financ ing leading to high out-of-pocket expendi-ture and a fragmented referral system from primary care to specialised care units.

  17. Out on a limb: living with diabetes in the Philippines during the

    The COVID-19 pandemic substantially compromised the delivery of many essential health services across the globe. In the Philippines, health practitioners consider people with diabetes as direct and collateral victims of the pandemic,1 as they experience unintended neglect due to the disruption of care. Both types of diabetes are well recognised risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes. People ...

  18. Breakthrough in Diabetes treatment research

    MANILA, Philippines — Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of mortality in the Philippines. Alarmed by the rapid increase in the number of adults diagnosed with Diabetes in the country, the ...

  19. Does charitable giving have benefits for your health? This nonprofit is

    The new program will pair U.S. sponsors who have been diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes with an elder in the Philippines; the program will include a contribution of $40 per month to the ...

  20. Patient education for people living with diabetes in the Philippines: A

    Overall, the need to conduct and disseminate more research on diabetes education in the Philippines is clear. Diabetes education is considered a process to facilitate diabetes self-care [ 31 ], aiming to empower patients by improving their knowledge, skills and confidence, enabling them to take control of their condition [ 9 , [31] , [32] , [33] ].

  21. Popular diabetes and weight-loss drug may reduce risk of Alzheimer's

    Apr. 10, 2022 — New research finds that the consumption of healthy plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, and legumes, is associated with a lower risk of developing type ...

  22. One simple food halves your risk of diabetes, research suggests

    The research involving more than 34,000 adults suggests that those who eat the same food every day may have about half the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to adults who don't