Indicators of optimal diabetes care and burden of diabetes complications in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Davis KibirigeNyasatu ChambaIrene Andia-BiraroKajiru KilonzoSweetness Naftal LaizerIsaac SekitolekoAndrew Peter KyazzeSandra NinsiimaPhillip SsekamatteFelix BongominLucy Elauteri MremaWillyhelmina OlomiTheodora D MbundaNyanda Elias NtinginyaIssa SabiKatrina SharplesPhilip HillLindsey Te BrakeJosephine VandeMaatReinout vanCrevelJulia Alison Critchleynull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Attainment of optimal diabetes treatment goals, especially HbA1c, in adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Africa remains a challenge. Diabetes complications, especially diabetic peripheral neuropathy and retinopathy, are highly prevalent in adult populations with type 2 diabetes in Africa.