Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa: Focus on Nigeria
Date
2019-01
Authors
Fasanmade, O.A
Ogunsakin, A.A
Dagogo-Jack, S
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Publisher
CRC Press
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Management of any medical condition starts with obtaining a good history, performing careful physical examination, generating differential diagnoses, and confirming a definitive diagnosis through appropriate clinical and laboratory investigations. Management of diabetes mellitus (DM), a common noncommunicable disease (NCD), follows this same pattern. However, the management of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries has some peculiarities that will be highlighted in this chapter, using Nigeria and other countries as reference points.
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Staff publications
Keywords
Diabetes mellitus , Nigeria , Sub- Saharan Africa , Management , Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE
Citation
Fasanmade OA, Ogunsakin AA, Dagogo-Jack S. Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa: Focus on Nigeria. In: Opara EC, Dagogo-Jack S. (eds). Nutrition and Diabetes: Pathophysiology and management. 2019:Chapter 19: pages 349-365