A scoping review of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistan investigating the status of glycemic control, awareness, treatment adherence, complications and cost.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The high prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) in Pakistan is a challenge to the existing healthcare system. This is the first comprehensive review of the status of glycemic control, diabetes knowledge, treatment adherence, complications and financial burden faced by the diabetic patient population of the country.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus for studies on diabetes control, knowledge, treatment adherence, prevalence of complications and cost in Pakistan published in English from 2000 to 2024. We hand-searched Google Scholar for additional papers and included a total of 45 studies in our review.

Results

The review shows that poor glycemic control prevails among diabetic patients ranging from 44.7% to 86.4% along with half of

SUBMITTER: Taimur H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11621625 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature