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Diabetes factsheet from WHO providing key facts and information on types of diabetes, symptoms, common consequences, economic impact, diagnosis and treatment, WHO response.
Diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which leads over time to serious damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. The most common is type 2 diabetes, usually in adults, which occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn't make ...
Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar).
Definition and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and intermediate hyperglycaemia. Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2025 southern hemisphere influenza season. WHO and TikTok to collaborate on more science-based information on health and well-being. World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance.
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Type 1 diabetes is characterized by insufficient production of insulin – a hormone that regulates glucose (sugar) in the blood – by the pancreas. This type of diabetes is usually genetic, and is treated with daily insulin given through a pump or injections. It often presents quite suddenly in young people, with symptoms including excessive ...
Classification of diabetes mellitus. 21 April 2019. | Brochure and flyer. Download (990.9 kB)
Diabetes mellitus, fasting blood glucose concentration, and risk of vascular disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 102 prospective studies. Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration.
The WHO Global Diabetes Compact has the vision of reducing the risk of diabetes, and ensuring that all people who are diagnosed with diabetes have access to equitable, comprehensive, affordable and quality treatment and care. The work undertaken as part of the Compact will also support the prevention of type 2 diabetes from obesity, unhealthy ...
Use of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2025 southern hemisphere influenza season. WHO and TikTok to collaborate on more science-based information on health and well-being.