Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (Sep 2023)
Access to prediabetes care: A SAFES statement
- Sanjay Kalra,
- Faria Afsana,
- Ibrar Ahmad,
- Dimuthu Muthukuda,
- Robin Maskey,
- Md. Wali Naseri,
- Ali Latheef,
- Guru Dhakal,
- Mohammed E. Khamseh,
- Tint Swe Latt,
- Zhanay Akanov,
- Rakesh Sahay,
- Shahjada Selim,
- Ayesha Sheikh,
- Niranjala Weegoda Widanage,
- Dina Shrestha,
- Mohammed Daud Baheer,
- Saptarshi Bhattacharya,
- Noel Somasundaram,
- Nitin Kapoor,
- K.V.S. Harikumar,
- Tharanga Samarasekara,
- Abbas Raza
Affiliations
- Sanjay Kalra
- Corresponding author. Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.; Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
- Faria Afsana
- Department of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes (BIRDEM), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Ibrar Ahmad
- Dept of Endocrinology, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Dimuthu Muthukuda
- Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
- Robin Maskey
- Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
- Md. Wali Naseri
- Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kabul, Afghanistan
- Ali Latheef
- Department of Internal Medicine, Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Maldives
- Guru Dhakal
- Department of Medicine, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital and Dean, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Mohammed E. Khamseh
- Endocrine Research Center, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Tint Swe Latt
- Myanmar Diabetes Association, Myanmar
- Zhanay Akanov
- Department of Endocrinology, Medical Clinic AAA, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Rakesh Sahay
- Department of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
- Shahjada Selim
- Department of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Ayesha Sheikh
- Department of Endocrinology, Agha Khan University Hospital and MIDEM, Karachi, Pakistan
- Niranjala Weegoda Widanage
- Consultant Endocrinologist, General Hospital, Ratanpura, Sri Lanka
- Dina Shrestha
- Department of Endocrinology, Norvic International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Mohammed Daud Baheer
- Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kabul, Afghanistan
- Saptarshi Bhattacharya
- Department of Endocrinology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India
- Noel Somasundaram
- Department of Endocrinology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Nitin Kapoor
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non Communicable Disease Unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- K.V.S. Harikumar
- Magna Endocrine Clinic, Hyderabad, India
- Tharanga Samarasekara
- Consultant Endocrinologist, Teaching Hospital Kalutara, Katukurunda, Sri Lanka
- Abbas Raza
- Department of Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 23
p. 101394
Abstract
Pre-Diabetes is a well-defined pre-disease state of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The problem is even worse in the South Asian region where not only ''is the burden'' of pre-diabetes huge, but, as a high-risk ethnicity, individuals tend to zoom into Type 2 diabetes at a much faster pace than other ethnicities. Since 2021, August 14 has been recognized as the World Prediabetes Day. This date was chosen as it falls exactly 90 days before World Diabetes Day. (November 14th) Ninety days is the timeframe required to achieve a meaningful impact on elevated glycated hemoglobin levels. Over the last two years, professional organizations across the world have accepted the importance of World Prediabetes Day. In this manuscript, The South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies (SAFES) calls for a global movement of awareness, advocacy and action, for prediabetes prevention and management.
