Activity in the field of diabetology, care for diabetics in 2012

Region: ČR
Year: 2013
Číslo: 24/13

This Topical information presents the numbers of diabetologist's consultation rooms, numbers of health personnel involved, numbers of treatments-examinations and numbers of treated patients. The number of patients treated for diabetes in 2012 was more than 841 thousand. The prevalence was about 16 thousand higher than last year. The number of treated diabetics increases in long-term trend as well as the number of chronic complications. The number of registered chronic complications of diabetes was more than 241 thousands in 2012. The number of patients treated only with diet decreased from 135 thousand in 2011 to 120 thousand.

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Intolerance; Diabetes Complications; Diabetic Angiopathies; Health Facilities; Physicians