Study: About half of diabetics do not realize their injury

A wide new study conducted by the Institute of Health Measurements and Evaluation at the University of Washington, American, and in the journal “Lancet” was published about shocking numbers related to diabetes worldwide, showing that almost half of the adults do not realize their injury, which puts the world before an Esschalling health. According to estimates, 44% of people of 15 years and more and people with diabetes in 2023 were unaware of their injury, and the issues were increasing in the youth category, as not -diagnosionary rates rise, although it is most vulnerable to long -term complications, such as heart disease, kidneys and visual loss. Among those diagnosed, 91% receive medicinal treatment, but the results show an anxious paradox; Only 42% of these could perfectly control blood sugar levels, that is, the final percentage of those living with diabetes safely worldwide is no more than 21% of total patients. The study, which includes data from 204 countries, and a region between 2000 and 2023, shows a wide global void in dealing with diabetes; While North America with high revenue has the highest diagnosis, the Asia -Pacific region has rich in the treatment figures among the diagnosed patients, while South America has best emerged in the ideal control over the level of sugar in those who receive treatment. On the other hand, the image was dark in Africa, with their illness known only less than 20% of the injured, reflecting a blatant gap between the rich and poor countries in the face of the disease. It is estimated that 1.3 billion people will live in diabetes by 2050, and the researcher Lauren Stafford, the first author of the study, will warn: “If almost half of these people do not know that they have a serious and deadly illness, we are quickly facing a silent epidemic.” The research highlights the need for urgent investment in early exams programs, especially among young people, and the expansion of access to medicine and glucose follow -up instruments, especially in the underprivileged areas. In 2022, the World Health Organization set a goal that 80% of the diabetics were diagnosed worldwide by 2030, but the current numbers show major challenges to achieve this goal. The modern data in that study highlighted three basic stages in the care of diabetics in the so -called ‘diabetes chain’, the first phase is the diagnosis, that is, the percentage of the injured who know they are suffering from the disease, and the second phase is treatment, and it indicates the percentage of those who get medicine therapy among the two personalities. The third phase is the ideal control of sugar levels, that is, the percentage of patients who succeed in achieving an ideal blood sugar control among those receiving treatment. At the world level, the diagnostic rate has reached 55.8% of the total of diabetics, that is, almost half of the world’s patients have not been diagnosed so far, and although this percentage is an improvement at a rate of 8.3% since 2000, progress is still slow compared to the size of the problem. In terms of treatment, 91.4% of those diagnosed have already begun to receive medicine therapy, a positive indication that reflects a health awareness and a greater response to care, but when we look at the ideal control of sugar levels, we find that the numbers significantly reduce, which achieves a clear gap between the receiving treatment and the ideal optimal results. Facts about diabetes, according to the World Health Organization, the number of people with diabetes from 200 million people in 1990 to 830 million people increased in 2022, and the distribution of low and medium -income diabetes increased faster than its distribution in high -income countries. More than half of those with diabetes did not take medication for disease therapy in 2022. Diabetes cover has reached their lowest levels in low and medium revenue countries. Diabetes causes blindness, renal failure, heart attacks, strokes and lower limbs. It is estimated that diabetes and kidney disease were caused in more than two million deaths in 2021 in 2021. The high level of glucose in the blood causes about 11% of the deaths caused by cardiovascular disease. A healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining the normal body weight and the avoidance of tobacco use is a way to prevent diabetes. Diabetes can be treated, avoided its effects, or delayed its appearance by following a healthy diet, practicing physical activity, taking medicine and performing regular investigations.