Implementation of Diabetes Mellitus Program in the Tyumen region

Abstract

Aim. To assess results of realization of the regional Diabetes Mellitus Program in the Tyumen region. Materials and methods. Materials of the regional Diabetes Mellitus Registry for 1999-2007 were analysed. Results. DM1 and DM2 morbidity increased from 6.6 to 8.16 and from 97.3 to 216.96 per100,000 population respectively. Primary disability rate among DM1 and DM2 patientsdecreased by a factor of 2. The fraction of patients with severe diabetic complications also decreased (1.3 times for blindness, 1.8 times for amputations). The frequency of diabeticcoma decreased by a factor of 2. Thirty five Diabetes School were organized. Mean life expectancy of DM1 and DM2 subjects increased from 49.55?5.43 to 50.11?2.96 years(p = 0.0001) and from 68.00?1.79 to 71.52?0.39 years (r = 0.0001) respectively. Mortality rate in DM1 and DM2 patients dropped by a factor of 5 and 3. All DM patients use onlymodern insulin formulations, with analogs accounting for 39.5% and human recombinant insulins for the rest of the total. Therapeutic use of secretagogues for the managementof DM2 decreased from 84.8 to 49.1% (p = 0.0001) and that of metformin increased form 6.8 to 28% (p = 0.0001); the need in insulin therapy also increased. Conclusion. Elaboration and implementation of the program contributed to the decreased occurrence of diabetic coma, blindness, and amputations in DM1 and DM2 patients,their longer life expectancy, and improved availability of high-quality oral hypoglycemic agents.

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus
• regional registry
• morbidity
• disability
• complications
• mortality