Do we have a diabetes epidemic in Libya?
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According to WHO, it is estimated that there were 88,000 diabetics in Libya the year 2000. This prevalence is estimated to reach 245,000 diabetics by the year 2030, (see figure below). In Libya, according to local epidemiological studies, the prevalence for known diabetic patients aged over 20 years was 3.8% [2]. As 50% of type 2 diabetic patients are unaware of their diabetes “undiagnosed”, the actual prevalence is probably higher. In the town of Tajoura, the west part of Libya; 7.9% of all adult members of 1094 randomly selected families (2996 persons aged between 20 and 75 years) had diabetes [3].
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