Awareness of the diagnosis, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus in Brazil.
Luis Antônio Batista TonacoJorge Gustavo Velásquez MeléndezAlexandra Dias MoreiraFlávia Cristina Drumond AndradeDéborah Carvalho MaltaMariana Santos Felisbino-MendesPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2023)
Approximately one in ten Brazilians has DM. A little more than half of this population is aware of their diagnosis, a condition measured by HbA1c dosage and clinical diagnosis. Among those who know, the vast majority are undergoing drug treatments. However, less than half of these have their HbA1c levels controlled. Worse scenarios were found in subgroups with high social vulnerability.