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Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most important epidemic diseases in the world this century, and accounts for 90% of cases of diabetes globally. Brazil is one of the most important examples of the alarming picture of T2DM in emergent societies, being the country with the fourth largest number of people with diabetes. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on diabetes in Brazil, specifically looking at the epidemiology and management of T2DM. A literature search was conducted using PubMed and LILACS to identify articles containing information on diabetes in Brazil. Official documents from the Brazilian government, World Health Organization, and International Diabetes Federation were also reviewed.
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Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful for the support of Christiane Bueno and Dr Luciano Paladini in the preparation of this manuscript, which was supported by a grant from Sanofi.
Disclosure
FGE is a member of the scientific advisory board member of and delivers conferences for Merck Sharpe and Dome, Sanofi, Novo-Nordisk, and Eli Lilly. DRF is both a member of the scientific advisory board and delivers conferences for Sanofi, Novo-Nordisk, E Lilly. The remaining authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.