Cardiovascular Prevention and Pharmacotherapy

Review Article

Diabetes in People with Disabilities: a Call for Action: Inha Jung, Eun-Jung Rhee, Won-Young Lee; Cardiovasc Prev Pharmacother. 2021;3(4):82-85. Published online October 31, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.36011/cpp.2021.3.e13

Abstract PDF: Previous researchers have suggested that people with disabilities have a higher prevalence and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus than the general population. As diabetes is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), developing strategies to prevent and delay its occurrence in people with disabilities is important to reduce the burden of CVD. However, people with disabilities are often excluded from studies and have received little attention from public health authorities and researchers. These unmet needs for health care and being left out of research may affect the progression of diabetes in people with disabilities. Herein, we would like to briefly discuss the increased risk of diabetes and related conditions in people with disabilities and suggest that more attention should be given to this population.

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