DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS TREATMENT

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a most serious socio-medical and economic problems facing health authorities throughout the world. A major threat is vascular complications of the disease. The currently available diagnostic tools, up-to-date means for monitoring glycemia, introduction of innovative insulin preparations and hypoglycemic agents, development of high-technology therapeutic modalities may greatly improve disease prognosis, reduce the frequency of chronic complications, related disablement and mortality rates. The targeted control of major risk factors, viz. hyperglycemia, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, during the patient’s lifetime starting from the onset of diabetes remains the most promising strategy for the prevention of diabetic complications. An indispensable condition for efficacious management of diabetes is the elaboration of active screening programs for the early diagnosis of complications and optimal organization of the clinico-diagnostic process in the framework of multidisciplinary approach.