Prevalence and incidence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus among people living with HIV in Ghana: Evidence from the EVERLAST Study.
Fred Stephen SarfoBetty NormanMichelle NicholsLambert AppiahShadrack Osei AssibeyRaelle TaggeBruce OvbiagelePublished in: HIV medicine (2020)
Incidence rates of pre-DM and overt DM among Ghanaian PLWH on cART ranks among the highest in the literature. There is an urgent need for routine screening and a multidisciplinary approach to cardiovascular disease risk reduction among PLWH to reduce morbidity and mortality from the detrimental effects of dysglycaemia.