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The IDF Guide for Diabetes Epidemiology Studies has been developed to create standardized epidemiological methods in diabetes studies to enable researchers to conduct high-quality studies that generate robust data
Given that only 1.52 million of the 8.75 million people living with type 1 diabetes around the world in 2022 were less than 20 years old, the lack of data available for adult populations presents a stark gap in the research. Without rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment, type 1 diabetes leads to ... more
Does Diabetes make someone vulnerable to getting COVID-19: People with Diabetes are not more likely to get the virus compared to the general public. However, if they contact CoVID-19, people with diabetes are more likely to have serious complications and become seriously ill from COVID-19, than t ... more

Infograph Diabetes is on the rise

World Health Organization WHO World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Infograpth from 2016, Diabetes is on the rise. Risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Genetics, age and family history of diabetes can increase the likelihood of becoming diabetic and cannot be changed.
Diabetes is a serious, chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar, or glucose), or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Diabetes is an important public health problem, one of four priority noncom ... more
Diabetes is a serious, chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar, or glucose), or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Diabetes is an important public health problem, one of four priority noncom ... more