ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2020
Review of Ongoing Activities and Challenges to Improve the Care of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Across Africa and the Implications for the Future.
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- Facilitators and Barriers to Effective Implementation of Interprofessional Care for Type 2 Diabetes in the Elderly Population of the Southern Africa Development Community: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Roles and barriers of community pharmacy professionals in the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases in Ethiopia: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the effectiveness of print-based educational intervention on self-care practices among type 2 diabetes patients in selected tertiary hospitals in Southwest, Nigeria.BMC endocrine disorders · 2025Trial
- Burden of Diagnosed Diabetes among People With and Without HIV in Uganda: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Rakai Community Cohort Study.Research square · 2026Article
- Efficacy of device-measured physical activity on cardiometabolic outcomes among individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance in Ghana: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Global epidemiology · 2026Article
- Effects of a device-measured physical activity intervention on visual outcomes, including contrast sensitivity, and glycaemic control in individuals with abnormal glucose tolerance: a pilot randomised trial post-CarMeR study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Digital Health Solutions for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes: Systematic Review of Engagement Barriers, Facilitators, and Outcomes.JMIR diabetes · 2026Review
- Development of a culturally tailored medical nutrition therapy to improve dietary adherence in type 2 diabetes in Benin: an ORBIT model-based protocol.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Heterogeneity in the development of diabetes-related complications: narrative review of the roles of ancestry and geographical determinants.Diabetologia · 2025Review
- Foodomics in Diabetes Management: A New Approach.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Global, regional and national burden of blindness and vision loss attributable to diabetic retinopathy, 1990-2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Metabolomic Profiling and Biological Activity Analysis ofFood science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Diabetes and metabolic syndrome in adults with malaria and associations with severe disease: results from two tertiary hospitals in Cameroon.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Food as Medicine: Curbing Type-2 Diabetes Prevalence Through Consumption of High Amylose Starchy Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2025Review
- Lived experiences and expectations of people living with HIV and co-morbid diabetes regarding primary care services in Harare, Zimbabwe : Patient perspective on burden of disease.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Weight perception and risk of non-communicable diseases among women: A cross-sectional study in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional study of dietary non-adherence and perceived barriers of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a rural community in the Ashanti region of Ghana.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators of primary care management of type II diabetes mellitus in the West African sub-region: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- Insulin therapy adherence and its associated factors among diabetic patients in a Ghanaian primary care hospital.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere has been an appreciable increase in the number of people in Africa with metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in recent years as a result of a number of factors. Factors include lifestyle changes, urbanisation, and the growing consumption of processed foods coupled with increasing levels of obesity. Currently there are 19 million adults in Africa with diabetes, mainly T2DM (95%), estimated to grow to 47 million people by 2045 unless controlled. This has a considerable impact on morbidity, mortality and costs in the region. There are a number of issues to address to reduce the impact of T2DM including improving detection rates and current access to services alongside addressing issues of adherence to prescribed medicines. There are also high rates of co-morbidities with infectious diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis in patients in Africa with T2DM that require attention.
objectiveDocument ongoing activities across Africa to improve the care of patients with T2DM especially around issues of identification, access, and adherence to changing lifestyles and prescribed medicines. In addition, discussing potential ways forward to improve the care of patients with T2DM based on ongoing activities and experiences including addressing key issues associated with co-morbidities with infectious diseases. OUR APPROACH: Contextualise the findings from a wide range of publications including internet based publications of national approaches coupled with input from senior level government, academic and other professionals from across Africa to provide future guidance. ONGOING ACTIVITIES: A number of African countries are actively instigating programmes to improve the care of patients with T2DM starting with improved diagnosis. This recognises the growing burden of non-communicable diseases across Africa, which has been neglected in the past. Planned activities include programmes to improve detection rates and address key issues with diet and lifestyle changes, alongside improving monitoring of care and activities to enhance adherence to prescribed medicines. In addition, addressing potential complexities involving diabetes patients with infectious disease co-morbidities. It is too early to fully assess the impact of such activities.
conclusionThere are a number of ongoing activities across Africa to improve the management of patients with diabetes including co-morbidities. However, more needs to be done considering the high and growing burden of T2DM in Africa. Ongoing research will help further benefit resource allocation and subsequent care.
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